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Description: | A complete flint microlith of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile with a blunted proximal end. The dorsal surface retains cortex on the distal and left hand edges, the proximal and right hand edges contain two predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. There is retouch to the distal left and right hand edges. The ventral surface is slightly concave with ripples of percussion emanating towards the distal end and minor flaking to the left hand and proximal edges as a continuation of the retouch to the dorsal surface.Length: 40.31mmWidth: 14.71mmThickness: 5.91mmWeight: 4.18g
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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