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Description: | A partially patinated long flake or blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. It is struck from a grey flint that has mottled patinated blue/grey surfaces. At the proximal end is a small striking platform and low bulb of percussion. It is triangular in cross section with flat ventral and facated dorsal face, and has parallel flake or blade scars on the dorsal face. The distal end retains cortex and both edges have limited short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. It measures 55.39mm in length, 25.13mm in width, 6.69mm in thickness, and 9.16g in weight. This blade is of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date, c.10,000-2550 BC. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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