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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 10000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a piece of debitage, or waste material, produced during the knapping process. The flake is cordate in plan with a sloping rectangular section. The ventral surface displays ripples of percussion radiating from a small fractured bulb. The dorsal surface is also smooth with three flakes areas. The flint is a dark-grey colour with a thick black seem to one end. The implement is 19.8mm long, 22.6mm wide, 6mm thick and weighs 2.3g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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