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Description: | A Mesolithic flint blade. The blade does not appear to have been subject to deliberate retouch since having been struck from the core. What appears at first glance to be retouch along the right lateral edge is irregular and so seems more likely to be the effect of accidental damage. The blade has a projection at the left side of its distal end. Given the lack of retouch at this end it seems likely that this protrusion is a result of accident rather than design, although its tip is missing and it may still have been utilised as a useful tool. Parallel negative scars on the dorsal face suggest that this blade is from a core that produced a number of blades and bladelets. At the proximal end the striking platform, bulb of percussion and bulb scar are all clearly visible. The flint is of a pale grey colour. It is trapezoidal in section and measures 31.7 mm long, 13 mm wide, 4.3 mm thick and it weighs 1.8 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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