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Description: | Two flakes and one piece of debitage found close together.Flake 1: Distal end of a secondary flake with c.60% of the dorsal face covered in cortex. One previous large removal from the dorsal face and large percussion ripples on the ventral face. Some parallel, short to long abrupt retouch on the right edge on the dorsal face, possibly reworking as a scraper. Mid to pale grey mottled flint, 9.99 grams.Flake 2: Large flake with prominent bulb of percussion and ripples on ventral face. Hinge fracture at distal end and small area (c.5%) of cortex near the distal end on the dorsal face. Multiple parallel arises on the dorsal face. possibly abrupt, short scalar retouch at proximal end of left edge on ventral face. Mid to pale grey mottled flint.The form of the flakes suggests a later Neolithic to Bronze Age date.
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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DEBITAGE
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