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Description: | A collection of nine Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flakes and blade flakes.
1) Blade flake. Possible roughout for leaf-shaped arrowhead. Previous flakes have been removed from the surface. The flake is broken widthways.
Length = 28.60mm; Width = 14.7mm; Thickness = 3.08mm; Weight 1.44g.
2) Blade flake. Previous flakes have been removed from the surface, there is some possible retouch.
Length = 19.51mm; Width = 9.74mm; Thickness = 1.57mm. Weight 0.33g.
3) Blade flake. Broken widthways and damaged.
Length = 20.19mm; Width = 10.03mm; Thickness = 2.97mm. Weight 0.77g.
4) Blade flake. Broken widthways and damaged. Previous flakes have been removed from the surface.
Length = 27.33mm; Width = 11.99mm; Thickness = 3.91mm. Weight 1.45g.
5) Blade flake. The bulb of percussion and striking platform survive, previous flakes have been removed from the surface. 40% of the surface is still coated with cortex. There is some possible retouch.
Length = 22.16mm; Width = 12.84mm; Thickness = 1.81mm. Weight 0.63g.
6) Blade flake or possible tool. Previous flakes have been removed from the surface. There is extensive retouch to both edges.
Length = 35.73; Width = 16.16mm; Thickness = 5.32mm. Weight 3.51g.
7) Waste flake. The bulb of percussion and striking platform survive, previous flakes have been removed from the surface and there is some retouch. 5% of the surface is coated with cortex.
Length = 38.38mm; Width = 19.18mm; Thickness = 3.95mm. Weight 4.43g.
8) Possible leaf-shaped arrowhead roughout or blade flake. The striking platform and bulb of percussion both survive, previous flakes have been removed from the surface.
Length = 43.11mm; Width = 19.97mm; Thickness = 7.28mm. Weight 5.54g.
9) Blade flake. The striking platform and bulb of percussion both survive, previous flakes have been removed from the surface.
Length = 60.39mm; Width = 17.46mm; Thickness = 5.36mm. Weight 4.42g. | 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
-2100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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