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Description: | A complete flint awl of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile with a spur protruding from the left hand distal edge. The dorsal surface is slightly convex and contains five predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. There is fine retouch the distal, left and right hand edges. The proximal edge has been partially flaked to create a blunted edge and a minor amount of cortex retained on the proximal left hand edge. The ventral surface is slightly concave and retains a bulb of percussion at the proximal end.The flint is a light grey in colour with dark grey and cream inclusions throughout.
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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