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Description: | Flint flake, ovoid in plan and plano convex in profile. The distal end on the dorsal side is fractured and the right margin has sharp serration. Both the left margin and proximal end are cortex. On the ventral side there are conchoidal ripples and a partial hinge fracture on the upper left marginal edge.The flint is semi translucent mid grey with a secondary cortex of dark beige with marked iron stains.Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 131, Fig. 57, No. L. 110 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
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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