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Description: | The ventral face has visible ripples and the proximal end has been snapped with an hinge fracture. The dorsal face has low angle invasive retouch. Its right thick margin retains secondary cortex, while the thinned left cortex has retouch from the dorsal face for its lower proximal third and at the distal tip, while the length between ha sbeen retouched from the ventral face.The piece is made from a dark grey flint with cream mottling. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble by the look of the secondary cortex.Butler (2005) illustrates a similar piece on Page 129 Fig 54 No 4 which he dates to the Neolithic period and calls a backed knife.Mercer (1981) has a similar piece on Page 141 Fig 62 No L184.
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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