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Description: | A knapped and retouched flint implement, probably a knife, dating to the Neolithic period or possibly early Bronze Age period, c. 4000-1601 BC. The knapped object is sub-leaf shaped in plan, but with a large degree of cortex covering almost the entire left mesial edge when the proximal end is down. This cortex is notched close to the proximal end and the left mesial edge has been shaped simply and shallowly by retouching to blunt the edge. The right mesial edge and the distal end has been retouched with covering, sub-parallel and low angle removals, creating an effective cutting edge; further removals are visible on the ventral surface of a more abrupt nature, suggesting perhaps that an early Bronze Age date is appropriate. The platform has been removed, but a large portion of the bulb of percussion remains intact on the ventral face. The flint is of an even yellow-grey colour with some small chert inclusions. It measures 53.8 mm long, 30.69 mm maximum width, 12.13 mm maximum thickness and weighs 15.81 grams.What is uncertain is whether the effective cutting edge created by the removals on the dorsal face would have been significantly blunted by the abrupt retouch on the ventral face, effectively creating a scraper rather than the knife tool the former would suggest.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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