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Description: | Four worked / knapped pieces of flint debitage of early Neolithic date, circa 4000-3500 BC. No cortex present indicating that the debitage is from the tertiary phase of working of the core. Evidence of retouch on 2 of the 4 flints.Row 1 / column 1:- Broadly semi circular in plan and sub triangular in cross section. An area of light mottled blue patination on the dorsal face. The flint underneath the patination is revealed by removals surrounding the patinated area, probably caused by plough damage. The flint is even mid brown in colour, fine grained and translucent. Short, scaled, semi abrupt retouch to one edge of the dorsal face. Bulb of percussion, bulbal scar and conchoidal ripples present on the ventral face. Some plough damage to the distal end of the ventral face.Length: 17.21mm. Width: 20.99mm. Thickness: 6.93mm. Weight: 2.08g.Row 1 / column 2:- Sub circular in plan and lentiod in cross section. All surfaces heavily patinated in an uneven mid / light blue colour. Short, scaled, semi abrupt retouch to one side of the dorsal face. Bulb of percussion, bulbal scar and conchoidal ripples present on the ventral face.Length: 20.95mm. Width: 21.23mm. Thickness: 5.90mm. Weight: 2.76g.Row 2 / column 1:- Semi circular in plan and trapezoidal in cross section. Heavy patination in an uneven mid / light grey colour. Very faint conchoidal ripples present on the ventral face.Length: 15.67mm. Width: 14.65mm. Thickness: 5.11mm. Weight: 1.28gRow 2 / column 2:- Oval in plan and D-shaped in cross section. Light, speckled patination present on the ventral face. The flint is an even mid grey colour, medium grained and opaque. Extensive plough damage to the dorsal face. Bulb of percussion present on ventral face. Conchoidal ripples not discernible due to wear. Some plough damage to the ventral face.Length: 19.62mm. Width: 21.29mm. Thickness: 9.69mm. Weight: 5.03g.A preliminary interpretation of the flints, prior to recording, by P Reavil is that the assemblage is indicative of a site used sporadically / periodically in the later Mesolithic period and more intensively in the Neolithic with the core use of the site being between Early - Middle Neolithic 4,000 BC - 2750 BC. With sporadic use in Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age. (pers. comm. P. Reavil, March 2014)
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