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Description: | Small flint waste flake / debitage probably dating from the Neolithic period (3500 - 2100 BC). The flake is irregular in both plan and profile. It has a number of facets (caused by flaking) on both sides and a bulb of percussion on the rear. There are two small areas of cortex (rough outer skin of the flint nodule) present which suggests that this flake comes from the secondary phase of tool production. There is no evidence of secondary reworking on any of the edges which suggests that it has not be utilised as a tool (such as a scraper). The flint is also quite course and may actually be a piece of chert rather than true flint. Chert is worked in the Marches area due to the lack of natural flint sources. The flint / chert is a mid grey colour with a number of darker seams running through it. When held up to the light a number of flaws can be seen within the matrix. This suggests that it might have come from a riverine or glacial source rather than from an area where flint occurs more frequently. This type of waste is typical of the Shropshire area as sites for procuring flint are limited.
The flake measures 23.6mm in length, 18.1mm width, is 3.6mm thick and weighs 1.98 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: | -3500
-2100 | 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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DEBITAGE
Two flakes of secondary debitage…
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