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Description: | A flint fabricator, probably dating from the Early to Middle Neolithic (c. 4000 - c. 3300 BC).The tool has been made from a thick secondary blade and is of elongated-oval form. The pointed-oval section has been achieved by bifacial reworking. This retouch is scaled and low angle to semi-abrupt; it is covering on the ventral surface and invasive on the dorsal, where the portion lacking retouch shows vertical arrises from prior blade removal. Only a small area of cortex remains, located at the distal end of the dorsal surface. Contact with alkaline soil has resulted in a white surface with occasional patches of iron staining.Length: 59.7mm; width: 25.5mm; thickness: 17mm. Weight: 25.8g.
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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