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Description: | Early Neolithic to early Bronze Age banded pale pink rhyolite blade with an end scraper and probable side scrapers. There has been attempt to reduce one of the ridges. One face is polished by wear, providing clues as to how it was initially used, ie as a side scraper. The mesal edges have occasional retouch, mostly short, parallel, low angled. The end scraper has been produced by short to medium, scaled & crossed abrubt to semi abrupt retouch. The striking platform has been removed with a single flake and the edges of the scar retouched (medium, sub parallel, low angle). The rhyolite has been identified as originating in Shropshire, probably from the Wrekin. The discovery of Shropshire rhyolite in this part of the Pennines appears highly unusual, but it is more likely that it is under recorded, as flint from sources further away are well recorded. Two other pieces of similar stone have been found nearby. Dates from c4000 to c1600 BC.The length is 30mm, width 17mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight is 3.8g.Found near LANCUM-3C3AE7. LANCUM-A50C45 was discovered at a higher elevation further along the same ridge.
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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