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Description: | A complete flint denticulate of Mesolithic date 8300-3500 BC. The right hand and distal edge are abruptly blunted and the dorsal surface roughly worked with four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The left hand edge has five distinct notches which create a saw like cutting edge. The ventral surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The lithic also contains a sub-rectangular perforation to the left/mesial portion, the ventral side of which appears more ovate. This is an intentional perforation and there are working marks present within the perforation.The flint is light cream in colour with grey inclusions throughoutLength: 30.8mm, Width: 23.5mm, Thickness: 7.2mm, Weight: 4.7g.Similar examples can be seen on the PAS Database: Unique ID: SUSS-2BFB87
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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