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Description: | A Mesolithic tool on a possibly broken bladelet; probably a microdenticulate. In plan the microdenticulate is sub-triangular with the dorsal surface having two linear vertical scars, and the ventral surface having a slight scar. The proximal end is missing, this is not a recent break. The microdenticulate is triangular in section. One lateral edge has fine retouch. In profile the microdenticulate is straight. The flint is of a mottled light grey to mid grey colour. It measures 21.9mm in length, 8.74mm in width, 3.44mm thick and weighs 0.4g.The microdenticulate dates to the Mesolithic period, where they are more common from the early Mesolithic period becoming rarer in the later Mesolithic period (Butler, C. 2005 Prehistoric Flintwork Tempus p. 109). Research has shown that these types of objects were used for cutting or sawing soft material, for example soft woods or bracken type plants (Barton, R.N.E. 1992 Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Volume 2: The Late Upper Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Sites, Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, Monograph No. 34: Oxford.
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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