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Description: | A flint lithic implement, probably used as a burin, of Mesolithic date, about 10,000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flint blade which is not patinated. It is sub-rectangular in plan with an oblique distal end and rounded proximal end. It is trapezoidal in section. There are long removals on the dorsal face from the proximal end. The distal end is truncated leaving a flat face. The dorsal face of the distal end has been retouched with short, semi-abrupt, scalar removals from the distal end, creating a possible scraping edge. This working and two very fine removals on the left distal side form a point at the left distal corner which could have been used as a graver. The flint is 39.7mm long, 14.96mm wide and 5.3mm thick. 2.86g.
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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