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Description: | A group of 6 worked flint flakes probably of late Neolithic or Bronze Age date, and 1 possible Mesolithic flake. The flints show characteristic parallel ridges on dorsal face suggesting Neolithic date but some flakes are squat and/or have hinge fractures possibly suggesting a later date.
1. Short utilised flake, unpatinated, mid grey, plain butt, obtuse striking angle, use-ware on both sides and retouch on distal end, hard hammer.
2. Short utilised flake, unpatinated, dark brown, plain butt, hinge fractured, 2 parallel flake ridges, use-ware on both sides, hard hammer.
3. Long notched flake, unpatinated, dark brown, plain butt, notched on distal end, parallel flake/blade scars, use ware on both sides, hard hammer.
4. Squat flake, unpatinated, dark brown, cortex 5% on platform, incomplete part of distal end snapped off, plain butt, use-ware on one side, hard hammer.
5. Flake, distal end remains the rest snapped off, unpatinated, dark grey, 1 parallel flake ridge, possible use-ware on one side, hard hammer.
6. Squat flake, unpatinated, mid brown, plain butt, 2 parallel flake ridges, possible useware on one edge, hard hammer.
7. Flake, lightly patinated, mid brown, plain butt, 3 parallel blade ridges, probable mesolithic in date. | 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: | -7
-800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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