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Description: | A flake of grey brown flint with cream flecks. There is a slight pink tinge and 'soapy' feel which often indicates moderate exposure to heat and might be an example of heat treatment to improve the control and length of blade making from coarser pebble flint resources. The left dorsal margin has been finely semi-abruptly retouched for a cutting task and the opposite margin still has pebble cortex to provide a backed edge for a safe grip. The distal ventral surface has a small patch of gloss, perhaps from using the tool as it rubs against the worked material. Butler(2005) illustrates a cortically backed tool on page 115, fig 46, 3.
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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