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Description: | A narrow flint implement (probably a chisel) of Mesolithic date.
The object is sub-rectangular in plan has a lozenge-shaped section. The top edge retains part of the original cortex and has a small flattened portion, which is probably the remains of a core platform; the bottom edge is convex. The flint has been roughly worked on both sides by pressure flaking downwards at an angle of approximately forty five degrees from a central vertical point, resulting in a central ridge and narrow vertical edges. The surface of the implement is a slightly weathered light grey colour.
The tool measures 127.5mm long by 29.2mm wide and 23.7mm thick. It weighs 100.96g. | 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: | -8300
-4500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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