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Description: | 1) Lower segment of snapped flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is missing. The two long sides and the lower end of the blade have been retouched / reworked. The retouch is most extensive on the left hand edge, where there is a higher density of flake scars. On the right hand edge of the blade is an area of cortex. This suggests that the flake was produced during the early life of the core or that it is from a riverine or glacial deposit. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. There is a large hinge fracture on the upper part of the blade and the relative thickness of this blade may be a result of trimming the core. The blade measures 46.4mm length, 18.2 mm width, is 12.5mm thick and weighs 6.73 grams.
2) Upper segment of snapped flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is present on the reverse face. The two long sides of the blade have been retouched / reworked. The base of the flake has been snapped. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The blade measures 32.6mm length, 26.9 mm width, is 17.2mm thick and weighs 5.47 grams
3) Upper segment of snapped flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is present on the reverse face. The two long sides and the snapped end of the blade have been retouched / reworked. The upper face of the blade has also been worked with pressure flaking; presumably to make the flake lighter. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The blade measures 28.6mm length, 25.3 mm width, is 18.4mm thick and weighs 6.45 grams
4) Large blade like flake dating to the late Mesolithic or early Neolithic period (5000 ? 2900 BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is present on the reverse face. The right hand edge of the blade has been extensively retouched / reworked. The other edges are un-worked. It is possible that the working of this single edge was to create a scraper like tool. On the lower edge is an area of cortex; this covers approximately 10% of the surface of the flint. A clear striking platform can be seen on the upper edge of the flake. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The blade measures 53.3mm length, 31.2 mm width, is 11.2mm thick and weighs 18.67 grams
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: | 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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