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Description: | A Neolithic flint flake, dating to 4500-1500BC. A grey primary flint flake with cortex remaining on the dorsal side and sub oval in shape with staining. The bulb of percussion is evident and there is some post depositional damage. It measures 45.03mm in length, 33.8mm wide, 13.12mm thick and weighs 17.88g.The flints represent the primary waste from the manufacture of artefacts such as scrapers 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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