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Description: | A group of ten flint blades, forming part of a larger assemblage of lithic material (see other PAS records).Five of the blades are secondary (i.e. retaining some cortex), and the remaining five are tertiary (no cortex). Nos. 3, 14, 16, 22, 23 and 11 have been snapped at their distal ends. The lack of patination on the breaks of nos. 8, 16 and 11 suggests relatively recent damage, whereas that on the others is consistent with the overall patination of the blade, indicating that the damage occurred in antiquity. Most of the flakes have a light blueish recortification, retain parts of their core platforms, display no clear bulbs of percussion and have diffuse ripples. In addition, some of these blades (particularly no. 22) display possible evidence of core preparation at the proximal end. All of the aforementioned features are typical of Mesolithic production techniques and suggest the use of soft hammer percussion. No. 3 is noticeably different, being less regular and having virtually no recortification; this piece may be significantly later than the rest.Total weight of assemblage: 17.58g.
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