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Description: | A notched blade of later Mesolithic date (5500 - 3500 BC). The blade is broadly rectangular in plan and triangular in section. The upper dorsal face has a series of flake scars present whilst the revere shows conchoidal fractures, bulb of percussion and striking platform. The blade was originally much longer but the upper part is now lost / detached via flaking in the Mesolithic. The upper distal end is retouched with neat abrupt knapping. At the mid point of the opposite edge is a distinct knapped notch which is also retouched, this is either functional tool adaptation or more likely an aid to snapping the blade to form a microlith. The flint is a mid grey brown colour milky inclusions.The blade measures 44.5mm length, is 12.1mm wide and 3.8mm thick; it weighs 2.24 grams
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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