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Description: | Edged trimmed flake of local greensand chert which has an oblique snap at distal end, possibly a hinge fracture. There are signs of fine retouch along the left hand margin dorsal view - this is bifacial retouch so can be seen on the ventral side, right hand margin. At lower left hand edge, ventral view, there is a very small notch which has been worked from the ventral side. At the proximal the flake has snapped; this is a natural snap. There is a strongly defined medial ridge on the dorsal side. No signs of burning and no remains of cortex.The chert is of a dark grey colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble.Mercer [1981] illustrates a similar example on page 127, Fig.55, L.94 which is dated to the mid Neolithic.
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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