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Description: | A complete flint blade of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile with cortex retained along the left hand dorsal edge. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and there is retouch to all edges. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly concave with ripples of percussion emanating from the distal end.The flint is light brown in colour with cream inclusions through out, the cortex is a light cream in colour.Length: 52.98mmWidth: 18.73mmThickness: 7.50mmWeight: 6.30g
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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