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Description: | Mid to late Mesolithic microlith drill or borer. The white stone is hard to identify and is probably a white flint or quartz. The tool is triangular in section. Heavily abraded but the very fine retouches at the proximal end are still visible. Probably a fine drill or borer originally mounted on the end of a stick or piece of antler. Dating to between c7000 to c4001 BC.The length is 4mm, width 2mm, and the thickness 1.5mm.
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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