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Description: | A lithic implement of struck flint of probable Neolithic date, c.4000-2550 BC.. The object appears to be a small ovate handaxe know as an "Ovate". It is struck from an patinated pale to medium orange flint with covering bifacial working over both facing. There is short sub-parallel abrupt retouch around all edges. There is a similar object recorded on the database: SF-23AB91. The object is 75.3mm long, 53.7mm wide, 31.8mm thick and weighs 107.34 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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