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Description: | An incomplete retouched tertiary flint blade of later Mesolithic date, circa 4500-3000 BC.The implement is a blade formed from a tertiary flake which has a D-shaped section. The blade has snapped at the proximal end, therefore the bulb of percussion is lost although the conchoidal ripples are visible. A number of small parallel flakes have been removed from the dorsal face. The retouch on the implement is short, parallel, low angled and is present along the left edge towards the distal end. It is likely that this blade was retouched around the long edges to be used as a scraping and cutting tool.The blade is formed from a dark cream coloured flint with milky inclusions.The implement is 44.83mm long, 21.46mm wide, 3.85mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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