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Description: | A flint lithic implement of probable Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 4000 - 1600 BC). The implement has been struck off a secondary flake and retains a small patch of cortex (<2%) at the distal end of the dorsal surface. The dorsal surface exhibits three negative flake scars, one of which exhibits a stepped termination. There is evidence of short scaled abrupt retouch in patches along both mesal edges and at the distal end. The ventral surface exhibits a low bulb of percussion and a small bulbar scar indicative of soft-hammer working. The flake exhibits a fracture mark which terminates in a crack just below the bulb of percussion, indicating that the flake was mis-struck. The flint is a mottled dark grey in colour with occasional light grey coarser grained inclusions.The implement measures 50.83mm in length, 32.53mm maximum width, 19.26mm minimum width, is 7.33mm thick and weighs 12.51g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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