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Description: | Three retouched flint flakes all with small areas of very short scalar retouch along one or more edges. Pieces 1 and 2 are possibly Mesolithic but could also be later and piece 3 is possibly Neolithic but could be earlier.1. Irregular almost triangular tertiary piece with a bulb of percussion and ripples on the ventral face and arises on the dorsal face. The left edge, as seen from the dorsal face is possibly broken and the right edge has semi-abrupt retouch along the curved edge, possibly for casual use as a tool. It is pale buff flint, 25.7mm long, 23.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick and weighs 2.48 grams.2. Triangular piece with a small bulb at the proximal end widening out to the straight, angled, retouched distal end. c.10% cotex remains in a strip down the right edge of the dorsal face. The abrupt retouch goes along almost the entire distal end apart form a small area with a hinge fracture towards the left end and the cortex in the left corner. The flint is dark grey with a few paler areas. It is 28.5mm long, 21.3mm wide and 3.2mm thick, it weighs 1.57 grams.3. Triangular piece with a bulb of percussion at one end from which it widens to the hinge fracture at the distal end. There is semi-abrupt retouch along the proximal halves of both edges but on opposite faces. On the right edge as seen from the ventral and distal faces. The retouch continues up to the proximal end. Medium-dary grey flint with paler areas. It is 23.mm long, 15.9mm wide and 3.5mm thick.
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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