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Description: | A Neolithic flint flake, dating to 4500-1500BC. The light grey primary flint flake with cortex remaining on the dorsal side and sub oval in shape with slight staining. The bulb of percussion and some rippling are evident. There are a few barnacles on the flake and discolouration of the cortex from being close to the shore. It measures 58.26mm in length, 43.31mm wide, 13.82mm thick and weighs 40.48g.The flints represent the primary waste from the manufacture of artefacts such as scrapper and arrowheads. The cores and flakes are knapped from pebbles and cobbles suggesting the use of local river gravels. The conditions vary from fresh to rolled and stained probably due to the different soils they have originated from.
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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