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Description: | Flint awl, sub triangular in plan and almond shaped in profile. The dorsal side is convex with a high single mesial ridge. The distal tip is abraded and the proximal end snapped. The ventral surface is an uneven convex and part hinge fractured - there is also invasive flake removal.The flint is dark grey toned with a tertiary cortex.Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 135, Fig. 59, No. L. 156 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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