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Description: | Mid to late Mesolithic chert fine chisel or burin. The chert is not one of the usual local types and appears to the same is the the glassy mid grey/green chert of the North Lakes. The tool is sub triangular in section. There are removals to the entire surface, with multiple retouches at both ends. The implement was probably originally mounted in the end of a stick or piece of antler. The working end is quite worn. It shows evidence of at least one small break. The tool continued to be used as this step fracture is also worn. Dating to between c7000 and c4001 BC.The length is 18mm, width 8mm, and the thickness 6.5mm.
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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