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Description: | A Mesolithic tool on a bladelet; probably a microdenticulate. In plan the microdenticulate is an elongated sub-rectangle and trapezoidal in section. The dorsal surface has three linear vertical scars, and the ventral surface has a shallow ripples. The distal end is missing, and this appears not to be recent damage as it is covered by the patina. Both lateral edges have very fine notches on most of the length, and the scars are visible on the dorsal surface. One lateral edge has a large single notch which has the negative scar visible on the ventral surface. In profile the microdenticulate is curved. The flint is of a mottled light grey/white. It measures 25.11mm in length, 12.27mm in width, 3.28mm thick and weighs 1.4g.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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