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Description: | An assembly of Mesolithic dating between c8300BC and c4500BC), milky white, translucent, flint microliths and microlithic debitage. The largest piece is only 8.5mm by 3.5mm, the smallest 4.5mm by 3mm. There are 10 fragments in total, some showing evidence of secondary working. They appear to be the result of the knapping or retouching of one tool, possibly while sheltering in the lee of the boulder by which they were found. Similar material has been found nearby in the same valley.1- 4.5mm x 4mm; 2- 7mm x 3mm; 3- 6.5mm x 3mm; 4- 7mm x 4mm; 5- 4.5mm x 4mm; 6- 5.5mm x 4.5mm; 7- 5mm x 4mm; 8- 4.5mm x 3mm; 9- 5mm x 4mm; 10- 8.5mm x 3.5mm. They all weigh less than 0.1 grms.
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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