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Description: | Two blades struck of prepared platforms, probably Neolithic in date, c.4000-2100 BC.1. Tertiary blade. Prominent bulb of percussion, bulb scar and ripples on ventral face. Long aris down centre of dorsal face and negative bulb scars suggesting previous parallel removals. Possible snap at distal end. 55.5mm long, 19.4mm wide and 10.4mm thick; it weighs 8.19 grams. Translucent mid grey-brown flint with paler mottling.2. Secondary blade with small patch of cortext (less than 5%) at distal end. Prominent bulb of percussion, bulb scar and ripples on ventral face. Long arises down dorsal face suggest previous parallel removals. Possible use chips or casual retouch around distal end and distal end of right edge on dorsal face. Short, scalar, semi-abrupt. 38.4mm long, 19.9mm wide and 6.3mm thick; it weighs 4.73 grams. Translucent pale grey flint with white and dark grey mottling. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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