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Description: | Flint flake, almost ovoid in plan and rod shaped in profile. The dorsal side is convex with an off centre mesial ridge ending at a rounded hinge fractured proximal end. The upper left margin is notched with surface damage on the lower end. The right margin is serrated and sharp edged. The ventral side surface is flat with slight contours and flake removal from the proximal end. There is retouch on the upper left margin and distal edge.The flint is light brown with cream inclusions in colour.Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 115, Fig. 46, No. 1 which is dated to the Mesolithic 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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