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Description: | A complete flint Burin of Late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The implement is sub- rectangular in section and sub- triangular in profile. The dorsal surface contains five predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted and there appears to be some damage to distal tip. There are two slight notches in the right hand side, mesial portion, and evidence for minor retouch on the distal, left and right hand edges. The ventral surface smooth with the exception of a notched flake removal or hinged fracture at the distal end of the implement.The flint is dark through to light brown with cream inclusions throughout.Bond, p 121, fig 5.105, no 84.
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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