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Description: | A piece of flint debitage of probable Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic date (c. 18000 - 4000 BC) in the form of a blade. The piece is struck off a tertiary flake and retains no cortex. It is rectangular in plan and triangular in cross-section. The dorsal face exhibits three negative flake scars from previous flake removal. The ventral surface exhibits a series of conchoidal ripple marks radiating down the length of the piece. The bulb of percussion is missing. The flint is heavily repatinated and is a mottled buff-white colour.The piece measures 42.86mm in length,14.94mm in width, is 7.74mm thick and weighs 4.43g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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