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Description: | A piece of flint debitage dating to Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 4000 - 1000 BC). The flint is elongated shape and has been struck from a secondary flake retaining about 30% of the original cortex. The dorsal face exhibits an elongated flake scar. The striking platform is broadly lozenge shape and the ventral face shows a small, low bulb of percussion indicative of soft hammer working. There are no traces of retouch on the mesal edges.The flint is a semi-translucent grey with off-white inclusions. It measures 40.39mm in length, 18.57mm in width, 5.71mm in thick and weights 5.32g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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