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Description: | Flint flake, oblong in plan and rod shaped in profile. The dorsal side surface is convex with a wavy mesial ridge. The distal end is cortex with impact damage on the proximal end. The right margin is serrated and the left margin naturally sharp. The ventral side has visible conchoidal ripples emanating from the bulb of percussion on the proximal end.The flint is translucent and pale charcoal in tone with a secondary cortex of dark cream grey.Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 129, Fig. 56, No. L. 103 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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