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Description: | Seventeen microliths, all are broadly sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. Some exhibit retouch along their sides. Mostly snapped blades. See table below.
Number Length(mm)Width(mm)Thickness(mm)Weight(grams)Comments
1 29.5 13.8 3.9 1.59 Retouch to both long sides Notches may suggest micro burin
2 28.4 12.3 2.6 0.95 Extensive retouch to right side
3 26.4 16.7 4.2 1.71 Retouch end + sides
4 24.1 14.3 3.4 1.22 Retouch end + sides
5 25.2 15.1 1.6 0.89 Retouch to both long sides
6 27.7 13.8 4.1 1.4 Retouch to right hand long side. Notches may suggest micro burin
7 31.6 15.8 2.7 1.86 Retouch end + sides
8 24.4 15.2 3.7 1.99 Retouch end + sides
9 18.2 15.2 2.6 1.15 Retouch end + sides
10 24.9 11.2 3.3 0.99 Retouch to both long sides
11 23.1 15 5.3 1.83 Extensive retouch to right side
12 26.3 21.3 3.6 2.53 Extensive retouch to right side Cortex on left
13 24.4 15.3 4.1 1.95 Both ends snapped Retouch to both long sides
14 31.4 15.6 4.3 2.15 Both ends snapped Retouch to both long sides
Notch may suggest micro burin
15 23.2 19.6 3.1 2.23 Both ends snapped Retouch to both long sides
16 25.1 21.1 4.6 2.4 Both ends snapped
17 32.3 24.8 4.1 4.53 Both ends snapped Retouch to both long sides
Flint tools from Shropshire are relatively rare compared to other areas of the country. This flint is likely to have come from a riverine or glacial source if made locally. This is part of a larger flint assemblage from the Wem area. See records:
Total Weight: 31.37 grams | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -6500
-3500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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