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Description: | Early to mid Neolithic serrated implement made from a tertiary flake of pale milky grey translucent flint with small white inclusions. One side and the distal end have been worked into a fine saw. The serration was created by micro flaking (short, parallel, cross abrupt) from the dorsal and ventral sides. The side opposite the serrated edge has a single long, and three much smaller, deliberate removals for 12mm (similar to YORYM-697977). The area between this removal and the proximal has been blunted with invasive, scaled, low angle retouch 4mm inward from the edge. The tip has a high wear gloss. The dorsal ridge has been reduced. The blade has been snapped at the proximal end with a hinge fracture. Dates from c4000 to c2700 BC. The 'dropped point' of this implement is similar in form to tools (LANCUM-C57BE4, LANCUM-C54F32) found to the east on Pendle, though these are smaller.The length is 36mm, width 17mm, thickness 4mm, and the weight is 2.7g.Found near LANCUM-2C8D53. 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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