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Description: | Mesolithic knapped flint bladelet core with two opposing platforms. The core is formed from a nodule of flint, with approximately one third of the orange-brown cortex surviving on the surface. The core is rectangular in plan and has a sub-oval cross section - with approximately half being curved (due to the unknapped, original shape of the nodule) and the other half being faceted from removals. The upper striking platform has a slightly curved/hinged termination were the initial flake was removed to create the platform. There is scaring from three flakes have been removed from this platform. The second platform, at the opposing end of the core, is severely covered in scaring and small fractures. There is evidence of eight flakes being removed from this platform; two parallel flakes both have small hinged terminations.The core is 45.83mm long, measures 43.39mm by 35.72mm wide and weighs 98.2 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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