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Description: | A struck flint implement, possibly a discoidal knife or similar object, of probable later Neolithic to Bronze Age date. It is struck from a mottled white to very pale brown flint, is oval in form and pointed oval in cross section. Both faces have covering flake removal and the edges have areas of low-angled and scaled retouch. One side has a possible notch that does not appear to show any signs of retouch. The striking platform anf bulb of percussion have been worked out. This object measures 41.47mm in length, 35.60mm in width, 8.31mm in thickness, and 12.64g in weight.The precise function of this object remains uncertain. Its form and the extensive retouch and flake removal might indicate usage as a discoidal knife, scraper or similar, or potentially this may well be an unfinished laurel leaf or similar pointed implement. In either case it is likely to be of Neolithic to Bronze Age date, perhaps c.2700-1600 BC.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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