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Description: | This blade has a clearly visible bulb at the proximal end on the ventral face. The dorsal face has a ridge to the left of the centre from which a flake to the right margin creates an edge. The ridge has been fletteened towards the distal end and semi-abrupt retouch to the right shoulder has created a sharp edge. Abrupt retouch to the left shoulder creates a blunted edge. Semi-abrupt short retouch on the ventral face has created two notches to the left margin and on on the right margin. Gloss is clearly visible on a patch on the right shoulder of the ventral face over comet shaped pits. Traces of gloss are also visible scattered over the dorsal face. The flint is dark grey in colour with lighter grey sections and secondary cortex at the distal end shows it was probably derived from a local beach pebble.There is a similarly notched blade illustrated in Bond 2004. Page 137. Fig 5.124 No F25For a discussion of gloss and comet shaped pits being formed from use wear with cereals see R.W.YERKS. Journal of Archaeological Science 30.2003. Pp 1051-1066.
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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