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Description: | Ten pale grey flint flakes (a-j), some semi-translucent or translucent and two (a-b) with cortex. Debitage, as identified by the finder, comprising bladelets, mostly with long parallel flake removal scars on the dorsal sides and low bulbs of percussion on the ventral. The thickness is usually greatest at the bulbs of percussion, which are typically low. Two fragments (i-j) are covered in dense white patina; for the rest this is either patchy or absent, and may reflect the degree of weathering or exposure the pieces have experienced. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic, 7000-3500 BC. Illustrated dorsal side first and bulb [where discerned] towards the top, L to R.Dimensions:a) Length: 25.7mm, Width: 10.0mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 0.90gms.b) Length: 15.6mm, Width: 15.2mm, Thickness: 1.7mm, Weight: 0.43gms.c) Length: 21.8mm, Width: 9.2mm, Thickness: 2.6mm, Weight: 0.80gms.d) Length: 23.9mm, Width: 10.4mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 0.72gmse) Length: 27.2mm, Width: 13.9mm, Thickness: 3mm, Weight: 1.38gmsf) Length: 17.1mm, Width: 10.6mm, Thickness: 2.7mm, Weight: 0.40gms.g) Length: 15.8mm, Width: 12.8mm, Thickness: 2mm, Weight: 0.40gms.h) Length: 15.6mm, Width: 15.1mm, Thickness: 2.4mm, Weight: 0.64gms.i) Length: 17.9mm, Width: 10.5mm, Thickness: 2mm, Weight: 0.51gms.j) Length: 16.1mm, Width: 14.6mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 0.71gms.
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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