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Description: | A Mesolithic flint microdenticulate on a bladelet with a possible burin at the distal end. The tool is 26.2 mm in length, 8.3 mm wide and 4.4 mm thick. It is sub-triangular in section.Abrasion scars are visible just below the striking platform on the dorsal surface where the core has been prepared. Immediately above the striking platform on the dorsal face there is a chunk missing, undercutting one of the dorsal ridges. This was probably caused during the initial striking of the blade from the core and does not appear to have been intentional. There is clear retouch to the right lateral edge (when held with the dorsal surface facing), creating a serrated surface. It is this edge that allows classification of the tool as a microdenticulate. It is thought that such tools were used in a general cutting or sawing motion on relatively soft material (Butler 2005, 110)The possibly deliberate removal of a thin splinter from the distal end may have been intended to create a burin, but this is not absolutely certain. The tool is made from a pale grey flint.
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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