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Description: | Flint blade of later Mesolithic date (4000 -3000 BC). The flake is broadly rectangular in plan and has a crested (triangular shaped) cross section. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are both present. The external edge on the ventral face has been retouched to form a cutting / scraping tool. The distal end has been deliberately snapped. The blade also shows signs of abrasion in the ploughsoil resulting in direct percussion damage along one edge (which looks similar to retouch albeit very disorganised). The blade is a mid grey colour. It measures: .Length 18.4mm, Width 13.5mm, Thickness 2.7mm, Weight 0.6g.
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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