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Description: | Flint implement (possibly a borer) of Mesolithic to early Bronze Age date with signs of reuse. A secondary flake, with cortex along one edge. The flake itself appears to be earlier in date - the flint is translucent brown in colour with a patchy milky patina. However, at some point it appears to have been subject to high temperatures as there are signs of crazing on both faces and heat cracking along patches of one edge. This cracking appears to have removed the patination where it has occured. The right edge of the dorsal face then appears to have been reworked in places. Small smounts of abrupt, short, scaled retouch coupled with the heat damage cause the right side of the dorsal face to curve inwards either side of a slight spur. This retouch also causes the distal end to culminate in a point, the tip of which is missing, which could have been used for boring. It would seem that the flake was deposited before being rediscovered and reworked at a later date. Because of the heat damage and crude nature of the reworking, it is difficult to see whether there are any signs of original retouch to the flake, although there is a tiny amount of retouch to the end of the aforementioned spur, which has not removed the patina. The burning of flint is characteristic of Bronze Age flintworking techniques, although as there is only a small amount of burnt flint in the assemblage in this instance and so in this case it may have occured accidentally. A broad possible date range is therefore proposed.Length: 29.90mm, Width: 17.51mm, Thickness: 6.83mm, Weight: 3.73g
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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