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Description: | Nodular flint blade. Rectangular in plan, with parallel edges. Triangular cross section. The bulb is still present on the ventral face. The distal has been snapped. Small 'nicks' have been removed from down both lateral edges. The prepared platform is still present. A secondary amount of cortex remains on the left margin of the dorsal face at the distal end. A medial ridge runs down the centre of the piece. The 'nicks' mentioned above are also visible on the dorsal face. The flint is dark grey in colour.Mercer (1981)illustrates a similar example on page 129, Fig 56, L101 which dates to the Neolithic Period.
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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