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Description: | A probable Palaeolithic to Neolithic (400,000 to 2200 BC) debitage: flake. The flake has been removed from a larger implement/core which had a heavily patinated, and is a mottled bright brown-orange surface due to iron staining. This patination is visible on the dorsal surface which has negative scars over it. The ventral surface has no bulb of percussion and is slightly undulating so probably has been removed by a natural process. This surface has a cream coloured patina. The flake measures 25.66mm length, 20.79mm width, is 4.69mm thick and weighs 3.03 grams.The object is a flake which appears to be knapped from a Palaeolithic implement or debitage. The heavy orange patina is the indicator that it may be Palaeolithic rather than later, but this date is not certain.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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