CORE

Three Mesolithic flint cores, numbers refer to those on photograph. 1)Mesolithic core (8300-3500 BC) weighing 35.53g. The core has been worked from multiple striking platforms, both at its proximal (butt) and distal (point) ends. There are scars where flakes have been removed at the distal end of the dorsal surface (upper face) and the proximal end of the ventral surface (lower face). There is also some natural cortex which survives along the right edge of the ventral surface. The flint is a pale brownish grey with some iron staining and has small chert inclusions. Length: 59.55mm, Width: 34.97mm, Thickness: 18.87mm. 2)Mesolithic core (8300-3500 BC) weighing 50.51g. The core is mottled grey and has small chert inclusions. The core has been worked from the striking platform at the proximal end (butt) which shows signs of preparation and rejuvenation. At the distal end (point) of the core there is a concentration of pits and fractures caused when the flint was placed in fire. Length: 63.97mm, Width: 31.38mm, Thickness: 24.88mm. 3)Mesolithic core (8300-3500 BC), Flakes have been removed from all surfaces of the core, and has been worked from multiple striking platforms with signs of preparation. The flint is pale brown. It is suggested the core had been utilised for the production of microliths. Weight: 56.80g, Length: 51.80mm, Width: 44.60mm, Thickness: 29.53mm.