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Description: | An assemblage of 37 flint implements of later Prehistoric date. They have a combined total weight of 1236.18g and probably date to between c.7000-1 BC.1) A natural flint nodule which has had 2 flakes removed to form a simple core. It measures 83.06mm in length, 30.47mm in width, 20.86mm in thickness, 43.82g in weight.2) 4 simple and irregular, with occasional flaked removed crude flake cores. They have a combined total weight of 538.26g.3) A natural flint flake with occasional flakes removed to form a simple core. It measures 47.80mm in length, 38.50mm in width, 12.97mm in thickness, 22.26g in weight.4) 11 natural flakes with retouch. They have a combined total weight of 326.91g.5) 3 crude squat flakes. 1 thin. Probably Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age in date. They have a combined total weight of 12.85g.6) 4 blade/long flakes. 3 thin. Probably Mesolithic or Neolithic in date. They have a combined total weight of 21.78g.7) A broken blade with parallel blade scars on the dorsal face. Probably Neolithic in date. It measures 45.34mm in length, 19.89mm in width, 6.99mm in thickness, 7.05g in weight.8) 2 long snapped flakes with parallel blade scars on the dorsal face and crude retouch/use wear. Probably Neolithic in date. They have a combined total weight of 10.18g.9) A long flake with parallel blade scars on the dorsal face and an obtuse striking platform. Probably Mesolithic or Neolithic in date. It measures 50.66mm in length, 25.79mm in width, 11.42mm in thickness, 8.87g in weight.10) A snapped flake or blade with a central platform and later retouch. Probably Neolithic in date. It measures 23.53mm in length, 22.33mm in width, 3.80mm in thickness, 2.70g in weight.11) 3 crude thick flakes with retouch. Probably Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age in date. They have a combined total weight of 100.19g.12) 3 crude natural thick flakes, all with a simple basic retouched notch. Probably Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age in date. They have a combined total weight of 94.92g.13) A thick crude end scraper on a small natural flake. Probably Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age in date. It measures 38.40mm in length, 29.81mm in width, 9.16mm in thickness, 15.26g in weight.14) An oval scraper on a flake with 5% cortex remaining. Probably Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age in date. It measures 48.52mm in length, 46.12mm in width, 15.82mm in thickness, 31.13g in weight.Generally a Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age assemblage with a small blade assemblage of possible Mesolithic but probable Neolithic date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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