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Description: | A retouched flint blade, probably dating from the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age.The piece is sub-rectangular in plan, having a slightly bowed appearance. A high, roughly central arrise on the dorsal surface gives the piece a triangular section. The recortified ventral surface is in contrast to the almost black flint visible on the ventral (with the exception of a small area of white at the distal end) and suggests that this implement has been struck from a previously fractured piece of flint. A bulb-of-percussion is visible at the proximal end, adjacent to what may be part of a core platform. Retouch is largely confined to an area of one edge, a short distance up from the distal end.Dimensions: length: 42.6mm; width: 15.9mm; thickness: 7.5mm. Weight: 4.77g.
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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