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Description: | Flint flake, ovoid in plan and splinter shaped in profile. The dorsal side has a sharp serrated edge except for the proximal end which is chipped and has surface spalling. There are visible conchoidal ripples emanating up to the distal end. On the ventral side the lower left margin has retouch and the upper part serration.The flint is translucent and smoky grey in colour.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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