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Description: | A complete flint micro-burin of late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular is profile. The dorsal surface retains cortex on the left hand side, there is retouch to all edges with the exception of the proximal edge which has be abruptly blunted. There are two pointed aspects at the distal end of the micro-burin, one in the mesial line of the distal end, the other is situated on the left hand side of the proximal end. The ventral surface is flat with ripples of percussion emanating from the proximal towards the distal ends.The flint is a light grey with both black and cream inclusions. The cortex is a dark cream in colour.Length: 24.06mm, Width: 14.91mm, Thickness: 3.73mm, Weight: 1.23g.Bond, Pg, 119, Fig, 5.103, No, 64.
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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