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Description: | Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 BC to c.1000 BC) probable plano-convex knife: The knapped flint knife is an elongated pointed sub-oval, with a D-shaped cross section. The dorsal surface has sub-parallel and scaled invasive retouch. The retouch is semi-abrupt at a low angle on the dorsal surface. Along both lateral edges the edge is serrated in an irregular manner. The ventral surface has a prominent bulb of percussion, bulbar scars, and ripples. The proximal end has a wide striking platform. The flint is a mid mottled brown colour with more matte, beige patches. The knife has been made from a piece of secondary debitage. The knife measures 35.76mm long using the striking platform as a horizontal edge, 27.56mm wide, 8.3mm thick at the bulb of percussion and weighs 6.6g.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including: WAW-C0CAE9, WMID-F23B97; WAW-C0CAE9, HESH-BD97A2; SWYOR-B645D2 and SUR-E41676.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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