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Description: | Two tertiary waste flakes / debitage of flint dating to the later Mesolithic - later Neolithic periods (4500 - 2200 BC). Both the flakes are relatively large having irregular uncontrolled broken edges. However, much of the dorsal and ventral surface of both artefacts has regular evenly spaced knapped facets. There is no evidence of reworking or secondary flaking present. These flakes are clear evidence of flint knapping at this site. Both the pieces of flint are patinated. They have combined weight of 11.23 grams 1. Measures 30.6mm length, 27.7mm width is 9.4mm thick and weighs 7.52 grams 2. Measures 34.6mm length, 18.6mm width is 7.4mm thick and weighs 3.71 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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DEBITAGE
Three secondary waste flakes /…
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