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Description: | A fragment of knapped flint knife - or possibly a reworked projectile point of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2900 BC - 1800 BC). The flint is sub-triangular in plan and an irregular trapezoid in cross section. The flint has been worked from a larger flake and the ventral face shows evidence of conchoidal ripples. The two long edges of the dorsal face show evidence of significant retouch which has been applied through pressure flaking; these have created a neat serrated edge. The lower short edge has several areas of vertical knapping on the butt suggesting it has been deliberately snapped or that a snapped edge has been trimmed. The function of the flake is difficult to ascertain, it would fit as either a snapped tip from a long knife blade or possibly a reworked projectile point, although the relative thickness of the point suggests otherwise. The flint is a mid brown colour with a mottled surface patina. The flint has been snapped into two parts after discovery and then subsequently glued back together by the finder.The flint measures 41.1mm length, is 17.6mm wide at the base and is 5.3mm thick. It weighs 3.86 grams | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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