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Description: | Incomplete fragment from the tip of a knife or more probably sickle knapped from a light grey coloured flint probably dating to the later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age periods (2500-1800 BC). The flake is broadly sub-triangular with a bowed curved edge; it is lentoid in cross section. Both the ventral and dorsal faces of the flake have been reworked. This secondary reworking is best seen on the curved edge where detailed neat small flakes have been removed by indirect retouch and pressure flaking. On the dorsal face this working extends up to the mid point of the blade, with a series of overlapping edges making a fine and very neat serrated edge. The tip and opposite edge have also been reworked. The ventral face is less worked, however a series of similar neat scars extend from the tip to the base of the fragment sharpening the same edge. Other areas of reworking are limited with the majority being positioned near the single blade edge and tip. The flaking on this small fragment is of very high workmanship. This is echoed in the type of flint used, being relatively free of flaws in the matrix.The fragment measures: 23.5mm length, 14.2mm width is 3.7mm thick and weighs 1.02 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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