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Description: | A flint knife from the Neolithic period, dating from about 3500 BC-2100 BC. It is sub-rectangular in plan, plano-convex in profile. The dorsal face has an off set medial ridge. The knife is crudely retouched on the distal right side of the dorsal face. A portion of the bulb of percussion is still visible at the proximal end on the ventral face , which tapers to a rounded terminal with a small point. The flint is opaque light grey in colour and flecked with white on both faces. Some white cortex is visible at the flat distal end of the knife. Resource: Butler, C. (2005) Prehistoric Flintwork, Tempus Publishing.Length: 41.9mm; Width: 17.9mm; Thickness: 7.6mm; Weight: 5.96g
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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