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Description: | A Mesolithic to Bronze Age lithic implement, dating to c. 6000-1600 BC. This is a secondary flake as it retains some cortex along one mesal edge (<10% of dorsal face). The dorsal face has three parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal. The ventral face has a small striking platform and bulb of percussion with bulbar scar at its proximal end. There are conchoidal ripples radiating towards the distal end. The flake is translucent and dark grey in colour at the distal end, and opaque and light grey at the proximal end.The flake measures 30.48mm in length, 18.08mm in width, 3.00mm in thickness and weighs 2.72g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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