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Description: | A complete flint microlith of Mesolithic date 8300-3500 BC. The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. Some fine retouch is present on the left hand edge and the distal portion contains partially invasive flaking bisected by residual cortex running from the distal left hand edge to the central aspect of the dorsal surface. The ventral surface is smooth with some evidence of retouch to the mesial left and right hand edges and cracking ripples running from the distal to proximal edges.The flint is a dark grey with light blueish cream inclusions, the cortex is a dark cream colour.Length: 35.3mm. Width: 16.3mm. Thickness: 6.8mm. Weight: 4.1g.Bond, Pg 119, Fig, 5.103, No, 36.
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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