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Description: | 5 pieces of worked flint. Three pieces are definately tools, and of probably Mesolithic date (6500-3500 BC). Two are possibly waste flakes. Described in order they appear in the image.Top: a microlith blade made of opaque grey flint.16mm x 5mm x 1.5mm. 0.13g. Triangular in sectionMiddle left: A microlith blade made of transluscent grey flint. Rectangular in plan and triangular in section. Bulb of percussion visible at the upper edge. Three facets on the upper face have evidence of retouching. 26mm x 10mm x 4mm. 1.04g.Middle right: An opaque grey flint with cream coloured areas and a small section of cortex still present. Ripples on the underside suggest it has been struck, but no evidence of further working suggest it is a waste flake. Lozenge shaped in plan and triangular in section. 35mm x 15.5mm x 6mm. 2.68g.Bottom left: Opaque grey flint. Ripples and bulb of percussion show working, butmore likely to be a waste flake. However, it has suffered post-depositional braekage and may have been a wide blade. 27mm x 20mm x 5mm. 2.12g.Bottom right: Large blade made of opaque grey and cream mottled flint. No evidence of retouching. 4 facets on the upper face. Small amount of cortex still present on the lower edge. Triangular in section. 48mm x 28mm x 35mm. 3.69g.
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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