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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of probable Neolithic date. The implement is a fabricator which is a pointed ovate in plan and sub-triangular in section. The implement has been extensively worked on all sides having numerous flakes of varying sizes removed from each surface. More extensive retouch is evident along both right and left mesial edges extending onto the distal edge which has been worked into a point while the proximal edge has been steeply blunted. Three patches of a mid blue cortex re-growth are present on the surface of the implement, one on the ventral and two on the dorsal sides.The flint is a dark greyish-black colour with some small lighter brown inclusions. The implement is 67.6mm long, 23.8mm wide, 15.5mm thick and weighs 27.9g.
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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