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Description: | Snapped and heavily retouched blade like microlith of probable late Mesolithic or early Neolithic date (4500-3500 BC). The blade is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The upper (dorsal) face exhibits multiple (4) parallel vertical flake scars which are neatly applied suggesting that the blade was removed from a much worked core. One end has been snapped, and this is most evident on the ventral (lower) face where evidence of conchoidal ripples can be seen but the bulb of percussion is lost. The snap is old and well patinated suggesting that the blade has been deliberately shortened; this is common on microliths of this date. The end and two sides have all been heavily retouched with neat well spaced secondary working. The end is most retouched, with multiple over lapping flake facets, the long sides are retouched and this has created a serrated edge. It is most likely that the blade was used for cutting and scraping.The flake is a mid grey colour with a milky white patina on some surfaces. It measures 23.4mm length, 13.2mm wide, is 3.5mm thick and weighs 1.48 grams.
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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