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Description: | 8 x Mesolithic waste flakes (8300 - 3500 BC).
i) L. 73.77mm W. 15.83mm T. 13.19mm WT. 12.17g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the dorsal surface the striking platform can be seen with some signs of preparation. On the ventral surface the bulb of percussion is evident.
ii) L. 65.18mm W. 27.72mm T. 11.07mm WT. 13.10g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the bulb of percussion is visible. On the dorsal surface the striking platform, which is noticeably small is at the proximal end whilst some of the natural cortex survives at the distal end.
iii) L. 53.38mm W. 32.13mm T. 10.57mm WT. 15.68g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the ripples, bulb of percussion and bulb scars are evident. On the dorsal surface the striking platform can be seen with some sign of preparation. Some of the natural cortex survives at the distal end of the flint.
iv) L. 40.03mm W. 25.86mm T. 11.07mm WT. 13.10g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the dorsal surface the striking platform can be seen with some signs of preparation. On the ventral surface the ripples, bulb of percussion and bulb scars are evident.
v) L. 38.83mm W. 19.28mm T. 10.20mm WT. 5.82g.
Mesolithic utilised waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the bulb of percussion is visible. On the dorsal surface there are signs of platform preparation. The striking platform is visible at the proximal end of the flake whilst at the distal end there are signs of retouch suggesting the tool maker was intending to produce an end scraper.
vi) L. 34.84mm W. 18.86mm T. 7.54mm WT. 5.31g.
Mesolithic waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the bulb of percussion is evident. On the dorsal surface there are signs of platform preparation.
vii) L. 35.44mm W. 20.57mm T. 5.87mm WT. 2.46g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the ripples, bulb of percussion and bulb scars are evident. On the dorsal surface there are signs of platform preparation.
viii) L. 19.27mm W. 22.85mm T. 8.06mm WT. 2.19g.
Mesolithic Waste flake (8300-3500 BC). On the ventral surface the ripples are evident though the bulb of percussion is missing, possibly suggesting the flake is a snapped blade flake. At the proximal end of the dorsal surface some very small flakes have been removed. | 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
-2900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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