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Description: | A flint lithic implement of probable Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 1600 BC). The object is triangular in shape with rounded corners. It has been worked on a secondary flake and retains c. 5% cortex on the dorsal face. It exhibits a invasive parallel and sub-parallel semi abrupt retouch along all three sides on both faces. The object may have been used as a scraper. The flint is a milky off-white colour with frequent large, light grey, coarse grained inclusions. It exhibits iron staining on both faces.The object measures 34.18mm in length, 8.43mm minimum width, 35.91mm maximum width, is 9.55mm thick and weighs 11.83g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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