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Description: | A complete flint microlith of Mesolithic date 8300-3500 BC. The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and sub-triangular in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. Some fine retouch is present on the left hand edge with cortex intact on the right hand edge . Both the proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted. The ventral surface is smooth with cracking ripples running from the distal to proximal end.The flint is a light grey with cream inclusions throughout.Length: 26.1mm. Width: 11.6mm. Thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 1.3g.Bond, Pg 119, Fig, 5.103, No, 42.
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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