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Description: | Flint debitage flake from the secondary phase of knapping probably dating from the later Neolithic 2900-2100 BC. The flake has a small area of cortex (outer rind) on one edge, and has probably been removed during the second phase of knapping or roughing out. It is broadly oval in plan and lentoid in cross section. It has been removed as a piece of waste in one clear blow, this has left a clear point of percussion and conchoidal fractures on the ventral (lower) face. The waste flake has been reworked around the outer curved edge where a series of small regular flakes being removed to create a serrated scraping edge. The flint is a brown grey colour and is from a relative poor quality sourced, in that there are several flaws in the matrix of the flint. There is some evidence of damage through abrasion in the ploughsoil and the edges are rolled and exhibit hinge fractures.The debitage measures 35.4mm length, 23.3mm width and is 5.7mm thick and weighs 5.70 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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