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Description: | A Mesolithic flint blade, dating to between 8000 B.C and 4000 B.C. The flint is an opaque, mottled mid grey. It has a triangular section with a prominent ridge running laterally and centrally on the dorsal face. There is evidence of platform preparation on the ventral face with small, scalar removals across the distal end and one large removal across the bulb of percussion. There is evidence of small, parallel retouch along both edges of the blade. Less than 5% of the cortex remains on the blade, located on the dorsal face at the proximal end (tip of the blade).Dimensions: length: 66.8 mm; width: 21.9 mm; thickness: 6.7 mm; weight: 10.21g.
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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