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Description: | A flint object of uncertain form or function. It is struck from a mottled grey flint and is roughly oval in form with a pointed oval cross section. One end has had transverse flake removal producing a flattened platform with visible incipient cones of percussion. Along both sides of the object are multiple crude and uneven flake scars, while the surviving complete end has a crushed or battered appearance. This perhaps points to either the survival of parts of the original exterior surface of the flint nodule, or the object suffering from (possibly deliberate?) damage or crushing to this end. Potentially it may have functioned therefore as a hammer stone or similar item. It measures 82.01mm in length, 51.96mm in width, 42.01mm in thickness, and 207.18g in weight. The precise function of this object remains uncertain. However its appearance might suggest a date range in the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods, if not slightly later.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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