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Description: | A group of six unpatinated flint flakes of later Prehistoric date. They have a combined total weight of 46.80g and are of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date, c.4000-800 BC.1) A short flake struck from a dark grey flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has parallel flake scars, and one edge retains its cortex. The opposite edge and the distal end have limited semi-abrupt and scaled retouch, including a small retouched notch mid way along the edge. This flake measures 35.36mm in length, 24.91mm in width, 8.58mm in thickness, and 7.82g in weight. 2) A short flake struck from a mottled grey flint, with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has parallel flake scars and there is a hinge fracture at the distal end. It measures 22.85mm in length, 18.17mm in width, 5.72mm in thickness, and 2.14g in weight. 3) A short flake struck from a pale brown flint, with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has irregular and crude flake removal and retains a small area of cortex. This flake measures 30.91mm in length, 25.15mm in width, 6.94mm in thickness, and 5.77g in weight. 4) A squat flake struck from a dark grey flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face is concave. It measures 27.85mm in length, 44.13mm in width, 6.90mm in thickness, and 11.35g in weight. 5) A short(?) flake, snapped at the proximal end, struck from a brown flint. Both faces of one side of the distal end have semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. It measures 32.39mm in length, 20.36mm in width, 4.27mm in thickness, and 2.88g in weight.6) An unpatinated natural(?) flake retaining cortex on approximately one third of the object. One edge has limited semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. It measures 33.61mm in length, 29.26mm in width, 16.73mm in thickness, and 16.84g in weight. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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