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Description: | Three retouched flakes dating from about the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods (8500 BC - 2100 BC). Their total weight is 3.64g.Flake 1 - A sub circular secondary flake with rippling on the dorsal face and slight rippling on the ventral face. The left edge, as seen from the dorsal face is possibly broken and the right edge has semi-abrupt retouch along the curved edge and slight modification to the tip at the distal end. The object was probably retouched for casual use as a tool. It is an opaque dark brown over most of the flake and light grey around the edges; there is light brown cortex still present at the proximal left edge. Length: 19.8mm; Width: 17.8mm; Thickness: 4.8mm; Weight: 1.36g.Flake 2 - Sub rectangular tertiary flake with rippling on the dorsal and ventral faces. There is a prominent ridge running the length of the flake and the left dorsal edge has semi-abrupt retouch. The flint is an opaque light brown which is slightly darker in the centre and has dark brown flecks along some of the edges. Length: 29mm; Width: 17.1mm; Thickness: 3.6mm; Weight: 1.83g.Flake 3 - Sub triangular/trapezoidal tertiary flake with mild rippling which can be seen on the dorsal face. The ventral side appears to have been slightly retouched at the rounded edge. The flake is an opaque grey, with some dark cortex flecking the surface; it is darker towards the centre and lighter at the edges. Length: 13mm; Width: 10mm; Thickness: 3.7mm; Weight: 0.46g.
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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