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Description: | A probable Mesolithic flint microlith. The flint is an elongated trapezoidal in plan and is trapezoidal in section. The proximal end is missing. The ventral surface has a slightly undulating surface, but it does not appear to be ripples. One lateral edge has a notch on the edge which appears to be formed by one or possibly two scars. It is at this notch where the microlith has been broken in half, thereby forming two pieces. This break is recent. The flint has a mottled grey and cream coloured surface. It measures 19.5mm long, 9.71mm wide, 2.48mm thick and weighs than 0.5grams.The microlith has probably been formed using the microburin technique. The flint is probably part of what was once a composite tool or weapon and dates to the Mesolithic period (-8300 - -4500).
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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