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Description: | Two flint tools dating from the Neolithic period.The first is a scraper formed on a retouched flake. It is sub rectangular in plan and D shaped in section. Both sides and the distal end are retouched. The flint is mottled grey and is patinated. It is 29.8mm long, 18.1 mm wide and 5.7mm thick. It weighs 2.98g.The second is an incomplete backed knife dating from the Late Neoithic to Early Bronze Age period. It is sub rectangular in plan and triangular in section. The distal end is snapped and the right side is retouched with fine semi abrupt removals. The left side has a mixture of invasive working and retouch. There is some damage causing chips in the working edges. The flint is a mottled brown grey colour. It is 49.1mm long, 16.8mm wide and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 5.73g.
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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