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Description: | A group of four unpatinated flint flakes. They have a combined total weight of 22.44g and are of later Prehistoric date, probably c.4000-800 BC. 1) A long flake or blade struck from an unpatinated mottled grey flint, snapped at both ends. It has parallel flake scars on the dorsal face and a possible crude notch to one side with sbrupt and scaled retouch. This flake measures 44.52mm in length, 16.29mm in width, 6.85mm in thickness, and 4.63g in weight.2) A short flake struck from a grey/brown flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has crude flake removal, and preserves its cortex at the distal end, which is snapped. This flake measures 31.40mm in length, 18.89mm in width, 5.30mm in thickness, and 3.62g in weight.3) A short flake struck from a dark brown flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face is concave and retains its cortex at the distal end. The ventral face has flake removal over the bulb of percussion, and a small area of semi-abrupt and scaled retouch at the distal end. This flake measures 31.40mm in length, 23.88mm in width, 7.62mm in thickness, and 6.67g in weight. 4) A short flake struck from a grey flint, with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has parallel flake scars, with a notch that has semi-abrupt and scaled retouch at the distal end. It measures 26.89mm in length, 26.36mm in width, 8.76mm in thickness, and 7.52g in weight. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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