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Description: | A complete flint concave basally retouched point of late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile, the distal edge has been abruptly blunted while the proximal edge is concave in profile and both the left and right hand edges have fine retouch. The dorsal surface contains five predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The ventral surface is slightly concave due to a bulb of percussion at the proximal end with ripples of percussion emanating from it towards the distal end.The flint is a light greyish cream in colour.Length: 16.94mm, Width: 15.08mm, Thickness: 2.97mm, Weight: 0.98g.Bond, Pg, 118, Fig, 5.102, No, 15.
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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