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Description: | A piece of chert debitage in the form of a blade of Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (c. 6000 - 4000 BC). The piece is struck off a tertiary flake and retains no cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel longitudinal negative flake scars from previous blade or bladelet removal. The ventral surface exhibits a small bulb of percussion and concentric ripple marks. The chert is a semi-transluchent orange-yellow colour with darker orange patches.The piece measures 26.54mm in length, 15.88mm maximum width, 10.68mm minimum width, is 3.57mm thick and weighs 1.59g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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