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Description: | Two incomplete knapped flint flakes or blades.1. Proximal end of a tertiary flake or blade. There is a clear bulb of percussion on the ventral face and part of a platform at the proximal end although most of the platform is lost to damage. There is a snap across the distal end. Parallel arises on the dorsal face suggest previous removals from the same platform. The edges are chipped. It is mid-grey flint with paler weathered areas. 21.9mm by 19.9mm by 6.2mm thick; it weighs 3.13 grams.2. Distal end of a secondary flake or blade. There are clear percussion waves on the ventral face but the bulb of percussion and platform at the proximal end has been removed by chips. Parallel arises on the dorsal face suggest previous removals from the same platform and possibly some working at 90 degrees to it. The edges and distal end are badly chipped. Down one edge the chipping is more consistent and may be from use but most appears to be damage. There is a very small patch (less than 5%) of cortex remaining at the distal end. It is dark grey flint with a few paler mottles. 41.6mm by 24.4mm by 4.9mm thick; it weighs 6.59 grams.Individual flint flakes are difficult to date with any accuracy and these could be Neolithic to Bronze Age in date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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