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Description: | A Neolithic flint flake, dating to 4500-1500BC. A grey to dark grey tertiary flint flake, with a small area of cortex remaining on its dorsal side. The bulb of percussion and ripples are evident on the dorstal side as to are the scars of previously removed flakes on the ventral side. There is some evidence of post depoistional damage. It measures 49.05mm in length, 55.44mm wide, 8.98mm thick and weighs 22.33g.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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