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Description: | Dark grey flint with cortex backed blade. Oval flake with long broad parallel flakes removed from the dorsal side and a bulb and ripples on its concave ventral side. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect appears at one end of the long cutting edge, and is continued by either very short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect or damage perhaps incurred in use. The cortex has been retained on the opposite long edge to permit the exertion of pressure. The lack of patina may suggest the object was incorporated into a sealed context shortly after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Neolithic, 4000-3500 BC.Length: 37.1mm, Width: 26.7mm, Thickness: 5.7mm, Weight: 6.31gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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