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Description: | Flint implement probably dating to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The object is sub-oval in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The object appears to have been reused. The rounded end has been polished however it is difficult to say if that has come through use of this piece or if it was there before this piece was taken off the parent. On balance there look to be several thin blows from the wide broken end that terminate at the polished end as if the polish higher up has been finely knapped off. If that is the case and it was a polished implement then the original is probably late Neolithic, although it could just be a fragment of a polished axe, potentially earlier, although that isn't clear.The main reason for reuse of this fragment has been to work the edge on the other side into a rough cutting edge. This might be late Neolithic or early Bronze Age in date. It is an orangeish-white colour.
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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