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Description: | A complete flint microlith possibly micro-burin 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, there is also a small notch in the mesial portion of the left hand edge. The proximal and distal end has been abruptly blunted whereas the distal end has been flaked into a subtle point. The ventral surface is smooth with cracking ripples running from the proximal to distal end and one negative scar to the distal end.The flint is a light cream with some dark grey and dark cream inclusions throughout.Length: 33.5mm. Width: 15.9mm. Thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 2.2g.Bond, Pg 119, Fig, 5.103, No, 70.
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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