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Description: | A thin blade with a feathered termination to the distal end. The proximal end has been snapped off and the left proximal end carries a short length of semi-abrupt retouch which may be part of a notch used in the micro-burin technique. There is also a length of semi-abrupt edgework near the medial section of the left margin. The dorsal surface has the blade scars from an opposed platform core. The flint is grey-brown with cream flecks with a slightly pink tinge. This may be an example of heat-treatment, practised to improve the blade-making qualities of difficult pebble flint.Bond(2004) illustrates retouched blades on page 112, Fig.5.96,16-20.
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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