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Description: | An incomplete polished worked stone, possible unfinished arm guard or bracer, of possible Neolithic dating (c. 4000 BC to c. 2350 BC).The possible arm guard is sub rectangular in shape, with tapered sides and a plano-convex section (one side flat, the other domed). The domed side bears traces of being bevelled, to create the domed shape. Both surfaces have been highly polished.It measures 77.8 mm in length, 28.2 mm wide and 6.7 mm thick. It weighs 25.6 g.The possible arm guard is mid grey colour, and has been made from a very fine grained schist or siltstone.Identification of this artefact as an arm guard / bracer / wrist guard is not definite, especially as it does lack the characteristic holes to enable it to be tied to the arm. However it could have been discarded during manufacture, prior to the holes being drilled, as the artefact broke during polishing. It does bear a similarity to Atkinson's Type A2 (Clarke 1970, 570), just without the holes. The thinness of the artefact would suggest that it could be an arm guard. It is a possibility that it might be an unused whetstone as no signs of being used for sharpening are present on the artefact. Another suggestion is that it could be similar to the curious object from Rudstone, Bridlington (Evans, 1897, p265). It was made from micashist, with the appearance of being used as a whetstone or a hone. Several stone wrist guards have been recorded on the PAS database, as either bracers or arm guards or wrist guards. Examples include: CORN-B40E87, CORN-B38773, YORYM-48D496, NMS-FED6F2 and KENT5254.Reference:Clarke,D.L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britian and Ireland. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.Evans, J. 1897. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain. Longmans, Green and Co. London.
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