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Description: | Three complete flint awls of mid to late Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The awls are sub-triangular in profile and all taper to a point at the distal end with abruptly blunted proximal edges. The two larger awls retain some cortex, however the smallest of the group contains on its ventral surface at the distal end is the impression of a fossil (most likely the shell of a bi-valve) the recess created by the fossil is retained.The flints colours are dark gray to light grey with cream inclusions, the cortex ranges from light to dark cream.Bond, pg, 109, Fig, 5.93, No's, 158 & 159.Range of Lengths: 51.47-31.48mmRange of Thickness: 11.54-5.71mmRange of Widths: 19.80-12.76mmRange of Weights: 9.37-2.08g
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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