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Description: | Flint blade, scimitar-shaped in plan, convex-concave in profile and sub-triangular in section. It has been snapped at the distal end. On the dorsal face, there is a small patch of gloss just below the distal end. The right margin is serrated. The proximal end shows retouch or damage. The left margin is sharp, although the serration is less evident on this side. There are scalloped indentations on the upper (i.e towards the distal end) section of the left margin, possibly resulting from retouch on the ventral face. The left side of the dorsal face also shows striations that may result from usage. On the ventral face there are parallel striations (this is the other side of the serrated right margin of the dorsal face). The flint is pale grey with pale mottling. There is possibly patination towards the proximal end. It is tertiary because of the absence of cortex.Mercer (1981) shows a similar edge-trimmed flake (although this is, by its dimensions, a blade) on page 127, Figure 55, Number L91.
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