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Description: | A collection of flint flakes, probably waste. of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date, c 4500 - 1000 BC.1) Dorsal surface entirely cortical. Ventral surface shows a bulb of percussion and cracking ripples. The flint is a mid cloudy grey colour. 32.8mm long, 25.1mm wide, 5.8mm thick and weighs 6.29 grams. 2) Dorsal surface is partially cortical with several negative scars. Ventral surface shows a bulb of percussion cracking ripples and is also partially cortical. The flint is a mid to dark cloudy grey colour. 26.0mm long, 23.2mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 4.17 grams. 3) Dorsal surface entirely cortical. Ventral surface shows the butt of the striking platform, bulb of percussion and cracking ripples. The flint is a cloudy white colour 29.3mm long. 19.5mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 3.33 grams. 4) Dorsal surface has several negative scars. Ventral surface shows a pronounced bulb of percussion and cracking ripples. The flint is a mid to dark grey colour. 18.1mm long, 16.6mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 1.38 grams. 5) Dorsal surface entirely cortical. Ventral surface shows the butt of the striking platform, a bulb of percussion and cracking ripples. The flint is a mid grey to yellow colour. 30.2mm long, 25.1mm wide, 6.95mm thick and weighs 6.18 grams. 6) Dorsal surface is partially cortical with a single negative scar. Ventral surface shows a bulb of percussion cracking ripples. The flake is of poor quality, white to orange coloured flint. 26.9mm long, 15.9mm wide, 4.8mm thick and weighs 2.3 grams. 7) Dorsal surface is partially cortical with several negative scars. Ventral surface is also partially cortical and shows the butt of the striking platform, a bulb of percussion cracking ripples. The flint is a mid to dark cloudy grey colour. 20.5mm long, 14.1mm wide, 7.1mm thick and weighs 1.83 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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