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Description: | 25 flint cores, most with evidence of parallel blade/bladelet removals, some with multi-platform working. All incomplete due to accidental/natural breaks.1)Irregularly shaped removals from multiple platforms, c.2% cortex remaining at one point. Mid to pale mottled grey flint.Weight: 96gLength: 53.86mmWidth: 44.24mmThickness: 42.16mm2) Evidence of a prepared platform at one end with cortex remaining at the distal end and partilly covering the prepared platform. The other side has an accidental and perhaps post-deposition break. c.10% cortex remaining. Mid to pale mottled grey flint.Weight: 112gLength: 53.35mmWidth: 51.23mmThickness: 40.43mm3) Prepared platform at one end with evidence for multiple parallel removals around one side, the other side has an accidental and perhaps post-deposition break around flaws in the flint. c.5% cortex remaining (in the flaw). Mid to dark mottled grey flint.Weight: 81gLength: 45.96mmWidth: 43.10mmThickness: 32.15mm4)Prepared platform at one end with evidence for multiple parallel blade removals around three sides, the other side is covered in cortax, c. 20% of surface. Mid to pale mottled grey flint.Weight: 86gLength: 44.13mmWidth: 53.02mmThickness: 34.16mm5) Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks. The only clear deliberate removals appear to be the distal end from parallel removals of large flakes with hinge fractures at the distal end. c. 20% cortex remains. Weight: 59gLength: 43.71mmWidth: 42.30mmThickness: 29.08mm6)Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks. The deliberate removals appear to be from multiple directions. c. 10% cortex remains, mostly one one side but with small areas on the other faces suggesting it is at an early stage of working. Mid to pale grey mottled flint.Weight: 57gLength: 41.28mmWidth: 40.60mmThickness: 30.79mm7)Mostly accidental breaks with one or two deliberate flake removals from different directions, 15% cortex remaining on one side. Dark grey flint.Weight: 55gLength: 30.21mmWidth: 42.95mmThickness: 33.35mm8) Mostly accidental breaks with one area where evidence for multiple removals of parallel bladelets from a prepared platform remains. c.5% cortex remains at the end opposite the worked area. Pale to mid grey mottled flint.Weight: 36gLength: 45.98mmWidth: 32.16mmThickness: 21.68mm9) Distal end of a core with evidence for parallel removals of blades/bladelets. The majority of the core is lost to an accidental break. Small area (c.2%) of cortex remaining at the distal end. Hackling on one side, possibly from fire damage.Weight: 33gLength: 43.58mmWidth: 39.46mmThickness: 19.98mm10) Distal end of a core with evidence for parallel removals of blades/bladelets. Some appear to have been removed from the currently platform at the proximal end whereas others appear to have been removed form an upper platform, now lost. Small area (c.5%) of cortex remaining at the distal tip and a large flaw in the flint near the distal end. Pale to dark grey mottled flint.Weight: 31gLength: 35.79mmWidth: 30.26mmThickness: 28.49mm11) Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks with removals from multiple directions. Pale to mid grey mottled flint with orange iron staining.Weight: 39gLength: 34.56mmWidth: 33.29mmThickness: 31.52mm12) Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks with removals from multiple directions. A small area shows evidence for removals of parallel blades/bladelets truncated by breaks at each end. c. 10% cortex remaining at one side. Pale to dark grey mottled flint.Weight: 39gLength: 37.32mmWidth: 36.98mmThickness: 28.42mm13) Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks with removals from multiple directions, many truncated. c. 30% of the surface of covered in cortex, concentrated in one area. Pale to dark grey mottled flint with orange iron staining.Weight: 24gLength: 38.86mmWidth: 38.21mmThickness: 15.15mm14) Mix of deliberate and accidental breaks with small removals from multiple directions. A small area shows evidence for removals of parallel blades/bladelets truncated by breaks at each end. Pale to dark grey mottled flint.Weight: 31gLength: 45.97mmWidth: 28.27mmThickness: 20.10mm15) Mostly accidental breaks with some truncated areas showing evidence of deliberate flake/blade removals. c.20% of the surface is covered in cortex concentrated at one end. Dark grey flint.Weight: 32gLength: 34.12mmWidth: 30.53mmThickness: 22.24mm16) Mostly accidental breaks with some truncated areas showing evidence of deliberate flake/blade removals from multiple directions. c.5% of the surface is covered in cortex concentrated at one point. Pale to dark grey mottled flint with orange iron staining.Weight: 36gLength: 38.32mmWidth: 29.39mmThickness: 26.30mm17) The core has been burnt with hackled, damaged areas. There is some evidence for parallel blade removals at several points truncated by burnt areas and accidental breaks. pale-mid grey mottled flint.Weight: 37gLength: 45.02mmWidth: 25.47mmThickness: 24.62mm18) One side shows evidence for removals of parallel blades/bladelets from a prepared platform, accidental breaks on other sides with c.25% of the surface covered in cortex. Dark grey flint.Weight: 14gLength: 38.42mmWidth: 28.43mmThickness: 16.02mm19) One side of a core with parallel blade removals from a prepared platform on one side, c.10% cortex remaining down one edge, accidental break on the opposite edge and a large break caused by deliberate striking at one end on the final side. Pale to mid grey mottled flint.Weight: 18gLength: 40.79mmWidth: 32.41mmThickness: 12.45mm20) Damaged fragment of a core with truncated evidence for blade removals on one section with natural breaks on the other sides. An area of cortex of natural flaws in the flint is adjacent to the worked area.mid to dark grey flint with paler mottling and iron staining on some areas.Weight: 14gLength: 40.10mmWidth: 22.12mmThickness: 13.18mm21)D shaped in section; the curved side shows evidence for removals of parallel bladelets from a prepared platform. It has accidental breaks on the other sides with c.5% of the surface covered in cortex down one edge. Dark grey flint with mid grey area.Weight: 20gLength: 33.23mmWidth: 30.45mmThickness: 16.76mm22) Truncated evidence for parallel blade removals on two sides with the rest lost to natural/accidental breaks. Dark grey flint.Weight: 16gLength: 33.13mmWidth: 29.87mmThickness: 14.13mm23)Truncated evidence for parallel blade removals on all but one side where there is a natural break. Upper and lower ends lost to natural/accidental breaks. Pale to mid grey flint.Weight: 16gLength: 34.97mmWidth: 28.03mmThickness: 15.41mm24) Scars from multiple removals of small chips and bladelets from different directions cover both sides. mid grey with slight mottling.Weight: 17gLength: 36.68mmWidth: 30.56mmThickness: 16.84mm25) Truncated evidence for parallel bladelet removals probably from both directions but platforms lost to acidental/natural breaks. One side has c.30% cortex remaining. Dark grey flint.Weight: 10gLength: 26.11mmWidth: 18.40mmThickness: 16.75mm
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