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Description: | A Mesolithic flint lithic implement: adze dating 8,300 - 4,500BC. This adze is a pointed oval in shape with a rounded distal end tapering to a blunt point at the butt/proximal end. There is a ridge running slightly off-centre down the middle of the dorsal surface. There is one small area of cortex remaining on the dorsal surface near the butt. There is a notch on the butt which is an original characteristic of the flint. The flint is mottled mid-pale grey and there is some modern damage and crushing.Dimensions: length: 124.17mm; width: 51.45mm; thickness: 35.41mm.Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London.
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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