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Description: | A flint retouched blade possibly used as an awl or borer of probably Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a secondary tan flint blade which is not patinated. Cortex survives at the distal end of the left side of the dorsal face. It is sub-rectangular in plan with a pointed distal end, and has a partial double dorsal ridge making it trapezoidal to triangular in section. It has short, abrupt, very fine, sub-parallel retouch on the proximal end of both sides. Both ends are snapped, but the distal end is pointed and could have been used as a borer. The retouch on the left side is on a concave area, leaving a small point at the proximal left corner. This could also have been utilised as an awl. It is 40.49mm long, 7.96mm wide and 4.18mm thick. 1.32g.
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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