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Description: | An incomplete struck flint object, probably a chisel of Neolithic date. One blade end survives, terminating part way along the length of the object in a hinge fracture. It is struck from a pale grey/brown flint that has a grey to white patination which also covers the hinge fracture indicative that the break is an ancient one. The object is rectangular in form with parallel sides and pointed oval shaped cross section. Both faces have extensive and careful flake removal and edge retouch, with evidence of possible polishing visible on one face. It measures 83.81mm in length, 45.02mm in width, 16.66mm in thickness and 82.22g in weight. This is a flint object, probably a chisel or perhaps an axe or adze. It is likely to date to the Neolithic period, c.4000-2550 BC.
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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