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Description: | Two flint blades of probable Late Mesolithic to Mid Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 3300 BC).Blade no. 90 (left-hand flint on image) is incomplete, the lack of patination on the break suggesting this damage occurred relatively recently. The remaining portion is sub-rectangular, with several vertical arrises on the dorsal surface and evidence of platform preparation at the proximal end. The striking platform remains, adjacent to which is a diffuse bulb and ripples. The surface is heavily patinated, white with occasional iron staining.Length: 24.8mm; width: 13.3mm; thickness: 6.2mm. Weight: 2.32g.Blade no. 91 is sub-rectangular, has both vertical and oblique arrises on the dorsal surface, part of the striking platform and an adjacent bulbar scar. The top right-hand corner angles upwards to a wedge-shaped point, which may be a deliberately created feature (i.e. a burin). The spalls which have been removed from the striking platform in order to achieve this point cut through the mottled greyish-blue patination, indicating a probable later reworking. Further possible retouch is located at the distal end, where it appears that short, semi-abrupt flaking may have been employed to create a point.Length: 31.7mm; width: 14.4mm; thickness: 5.3mm. Weight: 2.62g.
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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