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Description: | Flint plano-convex knife. A thick blade with no retouch on the ventral side but total and sometimes overlapping retouch around the entire margin of the dorsal side , even removing the proximal end and most of the bulb of percussion. The tool is slug-like with an elongated oval plan and a side view which flat on the ventral side but curves from proximal and dorsal ends with semi abrupt retouch on more invasive flaking up to a flat upper facet which continues over the dorsal surface. The section remains nearly constant except at the curved ends and is sub triangular with the knife-like edge strengthened and perhaps re-sharpened with mostly semi-abrupt retouch. The opposite thicker side is covered with semi-invasive retouch and is perhaps the blunted back necessary for holding an unhafted knife. A trace of pebble cortex remains on the dorsal surface and the flint is attractive and unusual for this assemblage with a mixture of mottled mid and dark grey and cream colours.Bond (2004) shows a plano convex knife onp.145, fig.5.131, No.26.
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