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Description: | A complete knapped flint pick of Mesolithic date. It has a broadly plano-convex cross-section with a flatter lower surface and high, rounded upper surface. On the central ridge of the upper surface cortex has been left along most of its length; this extends round to one side and over to the other surface at the thinned butt end. On the upper surface there are longitudinal removals to the tip at the distal end. On the lower surface there is a possible 'tranchet' removal. The sides are fairly straight and slightly battered but the removals are generally fairly crisp. The flint is a light-grey/white colour with some patches of orange iron staining. In an area where greyer underlying flint shows through the removals are assumed to be later. For Mesolithic picks see Butler (2005, 106; fig. 42).
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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