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Description: | A flint rod of probable late Neolithic date (see Butler 2005: 133, no. 4 for parallel).An interesting feature of this tool is the fact that it has been ground and polished on both sides, along one edge. This suggests that it has been fashioned from a broken polished axe. The tool is of lozenge-shaped section. Both surfaces demonstrate flake removal scars which angle down from the central ridge, although there are fewer on the polished side, where the contour of the original axe has been followed. This is also true of the polished edge, which is largely untouched, unlike the opposite side, which appears to have been ground. At one end the tool has a flat surface. The opposite end has been worked to a rough point. The flint is dark brown with creamy-white striations.The implement measures 69.6mm long, 17.8mm wide and 13.1mm thick. The weight is 19.27g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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