2010-02-03 18:36:18 Kate Sumnall ksumnall 2011-02-24 13:47:20 Daniel Pett dpett LON-9C2192 Lithic implement A Mesolithic – Neolithic flint flake dating 8,300-2,100 BC. This is a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. There are approximately 11 flake removal scars and the flakes have been removed from several directions, i.e. the knapper was not working in the same direction but kept turning the core. The distal end of this flake is missing and there is no evidence of retouch. The flint has a slightly opaque patina. Dimensions: length: 29.96mm; width: 28.68mm; thickness: 5.63mm; weight: 4.66g. Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London A Mesolithic – Neolithic flint flake dating 8,300-2,100 BC. This is a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. There are approximately 11 flake removal scars and the flakes have been removed from several directions, i.e. the knapper was not working in the same direction but kept turning the c... Jon Cotton notes that this assemblage of flint is not from one episode of activity within one period, rather it is part of the ‘background noise’ of typical material that would be widely found on floodplain areas. Similar assemblages are known in Richmond Park, the foreshore at Kew and Barnes. The flint is orangey-umber and it is gravel flint which is to be expected because it was found on the terrace gravels, essentially this is the local material. This is one flint from quite a large scatter over the area. Flint Knapped/flaked MESOLITHIC MESOLITHIC Early BRONZE AGE Late -8300 -2100 28.68 29.96 5.63 Incomplete 2010-02-03 18:36:18 GREATER LONDON RICHMOND UPON THAMES RICHMOND AND KEW POINT( ) From Map TQ17NE TQ5117 29.06.2003 Gardening 1 LON Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.