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Description: | An assemblage of 13 flint implements of Later Prehistoric date. They have a combined total weight of 94.23g.1) A possible flint core of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a black glassy flint. There is multiple flake removal on the dorsal face and slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 50.52mm in length, 49.29mm in width, 17.36mm in thickness, 43.59g in weight.2) A lightly patinated narrow flint blade of possibly Neolithic date. It is struck from a brown grey glassy flint. There are parallel blade scars on the dorsal face. Circa 15% cortex remaining on the dorsal face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 61.60mm in length, 17.91mm in width, 3.58mm in thickness, 7.37g in weight.3) A lightly patinated narrow flint blade of possibly Neolithic date. It is struck from a brown grey glassy flint. Circa 50% cortex remaining on the dorsal face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 48.20mm in length, 12.40mm in width, 4.48mm in thickness, 4.22g in weight.4) A lightly patinated narrow flint blade of possibly Neolithic date. It is struck from a brown grey glassy flint. There are parallel blade scars on the dorsal face. This flake measures 29.60mm in length, 9.89mm in width, 2.28mm in thickness, 0.82g in weight.5) A lightly patinated broken flint blade of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey brown glassy flint. There is a slightly prominent bulb of percussion and frequent modern edge damage. This flake measures 54.12mm in length, 24.56mm in width, 7.41mm in thickness, 10.30g in weight.6) A lightly patinated broken flint blade of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey brown glassy flint. There is frequent modern edge damage. This flake measures 46.97mm in length, 25.41mm in width, 6.11mm in thickness, 5.87g in weight.7) A lightly patinated broken flint blade of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey brown glassy flint. There is a prominent bulb or percussion and a hinge fracture at the distal end of the ventral face. There is frequent modern edge damage. This flake measures 29.31mm in length, 14.05mm in width, 6.07mm in thickness, 2.62g in weight.8) A lightly patinated flint flake of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey glassy flint and has a prominent bulb of percussion and prominent ripples on the ventral face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 24.14mm in length, 16.93mm in width, 4.70mm in thickness, 1.40g in weight.9) A lightly patinated slightly squat flint flake of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey glassy flint and has a prominent bulb of percussion and prominent ripples on the ventral face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 33.15mm in length, 32.68mm in width, 5.53mm in thickness, 4.35g in weight.10) A lightly patinated flint flake of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey glassy flint and has a prominent bulb of percussion. Circa 20% cortex remaining on the dorsal face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 28.99mm in length, 20.48mm in width, 7.29mm in thickness, 4.02g in weight.11) A lightly patinated flint flake of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a dark grey glassy flint. Circa 25% cortex remaining on the dorsal face. There is slight modern edge damage. This flake measures 24.72mm in length, 17.14mm in width, 2.44mm in thickness, 1.48g in weight.12) A heavily patinated flint flake of Later prehistoric date. It is struck from a light grey glassy flint. It has a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral face. This flake measures 27.02mm in length, 18.45mm in width, 7.24mm in thickness, 3.18g in weight.13) A moderately patinated burnt flint flake of Later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a mid-brown glassy flint. This flake measures 39.26mm in length, 24.07mm in width, 7.73mm in thickness, 5.01g in weight. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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