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Description: | A complete flint awl of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile, the dorsal surface contains four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted with a small spur projecting from the distal right hand edge. There is rough retouch to the left and right hand edges and a minor amount of cortex is retained on the distal right hand edge. The ventral surface is smooth with a minor continuation of retouch to the left and right hand edges.The flint is a light grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a cream colour.
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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