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Description: | An assemblage of 44 unpatinated struck flint flakes. They have a combined total weight of 292.71g and are of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date, c.4000-800 BC.1) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 51.52mm in length, 54.30mm in width, 10.97mm in thickness, and 28.59g in weight.2) Short flake with parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. 38.79mm in length, 22.94mm in width, 5.10mm in thickness, and 5.45g in weight.3) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion, cortex remaining on one edge and the distal end. The opposite edge has a notch with short, abrupt and scaled retouch. 42.27mm in length, 24.54mm in width, 10.34mm in thickness, and 10.39g in weight.4) Short flake with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. Parallel flake scars on dorsal face, with limited short, abrupt and scaled retouch on one side. 43.36mm in length, 31.65mm in width, 5.47mm in thickness, and 9.37g in weight.5) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining on the dorsal face. 32.60mm in length, 24.13mm in width, 7.41mm in thickness, and 4.87g in weight.6) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. 35.43mm in length, 24.13mm in width, 6.55mm in thickness, and 5.35g in weight.7) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Hinge fracture at the distal end, with a small area of short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch on one edge. 32.99mm in length, 28.53mm in width, 7.69mm in thickness, and 9.85g in weight.8) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 33.53mm in length, 28.77mm in width, 8.71mm in thickness, and 7.39g in weight.9) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 36.03mm in length, 23.63mm in width, 8.09mm in thickness, and 5.87g in weight. 10) Short flake with parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. 41.04mm in length, 23.04mm in width, 7.45mm in thickness, and 8.15g in weight. 11) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, and parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. 38.17mm in length, 22.55mm in width, 7.80mm in thickness, and 4.54g in weight.12) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. One edge has a notch with limited abrupt and scaled retouch. 44.06mm in length, 31.98mm in width, 13.61mm in thickness, and 15.47g in weight.13) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Cortex remaining on one edge and the distal end. 35.08mm in length, 18.10mm in width, 8.33mm in thickness, and 5.37g in weight. 14) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 46.45mm in length, 26.89mm in width, 7.76mm in thickness, and 9.84g in weight.15) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Cortex remaining on one edge and at the distal end, parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. 40.43mm in length, 20.30mm in width, 13.47mm in thickness, and 10.22g in weight.16) Long flake with small striking platform and bulb of percussion, cortex remaining along one edge. The opposite edge has irregular short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. 59.19mm in length, 30.05mm in width, 8.24mm in thickness, and 13.99g in weight.17) Long flake with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. Parallel flake scars on the dorsal face and a small area of possible short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch at the distal end. 42.90mm in length, 22.47mm in width, 7.45mm in thickness, and 6.37g in weight.18) Long flake with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion, cortex remaining on one edge of the distal end. 51.92mm in length, 25.80mm in width, 10.37mm in thickness, and 15.37g in weight.19) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Cortex remaining at the distal end of the dorsal face. 47.68mm in length, 30.17mm in width, 6.56mm in thickness, and 11.38g in weight.20) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Cortex remaining along one edge and at the distal end. 42.54mm in length, 32.43mm in width, 10.28mm in thickness, and 10.82g in weight.21) Long flake with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion, cortex remaining along one edge and at the distal end. 48.45mm in length, 18.60mm in width, 7.73mm in thickness, and 9.07g in weight.22) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. 37.11mm in length, 29.89mm in width, 10.38mm in thickness, and 10.71g in weight. 23) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining along one edge and at the distal end. 34.82mm in length, 28.50mm in width, 11.03mm in thickness, and 10.53g in weight.24) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. 34.07mm in length, 21.70mm in width, 8.62mm in thickness, and 6.15g in weight.25) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. 27.13mm in length, 28.56mm in width, 8.74mm in thickness, and 6.02g in weigh.26) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Parallel flake scars on the dorsal face, cortex remaining at the distal end. 32.86mm in length, 23.83mm in width, 9.48mm in thickness, and 5.93g in weight. 27) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Both edges have small areas of short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. 37.73mm in length, 18.13mm in width, 8.95mm in thickness, and 6.21g in weight.28) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining along one edge. 31.58mm in length, 18.45mm in width, 5.28mm in thickness, and 3.81g in weight.29) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining at the distal end. 26.72mm in length, 21.87mm in width, 4.05mm in thickness, and 2.95g in weight.30) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 27.67mm in length, 24.20mm in width, 7.48mm in thickness, and 4.00g in weight.31) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 26.60mm in length, 21.45mm in width, 5.59mm in thickness, and 2.23g in weight.32) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform, cortex remaining on one edge. 25.61mm in length, 12.53mm in width, 3.05mm in thickness, and 0.99g in weight.33) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 30.58mm in length, 17.94mm in width, 8.24mm in thickness, and 2.95g in weight.34) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. 19.99mm in length, 13.66mm in width, 5.17mm in thickness, and 1.27g in weight.35) Short flake with prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform. Parallel flake scars on the dorsal face and cortex remaining along one edge. 26.93mm in length, 13.90mm in width, 3.45mm in thickness, and 1.51g in weight. 36) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 34.02mm in length, 23.12mm in width, 7.43mm in thickness, and 5.24g in weight. 37) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 27.93mm in length, 15.89mm in width, 4.63mm in thickness, and 1.91g in weight. 38) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 31.20-mm in length, 12.45mm in width, 3.16mm in thickness, and 1.13g in weight.39) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 20.47mm in length, 13.73mm in width, 2.58mm in thickness, and 0.77g in weight.40) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 21.60mm in length, 21.88mm in width, 5.35mm in thickness, and 3.31g in weight.41) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 23.62mm in length, 14.26mm in width, 3.46mm in thickness, and 1.29g in weight.42) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end. 22.25mm in length, 10.94mm in width, 5.97mm in thickness, and 1.23g in weight.43) Short flake, snapped at the proximal end, hinge fracture at the distal end. 21.26mm in length, 19.72mm in width, 3.33mm in thickness, and 1.92g in weight.44) Short flake with prominent striking platform and small bulb of percussion. Parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. This flake has been burnt. 26.54mm in length, 17.96mm in width, 6.97mm in thickness, and 2.93g in weight. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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