Irregular flake of debitage, from the secondary phase of tool making: it most likely dates from the later Neolithic period (2900-2100 BC). The upper dorsal face exhibits lateral flake scars from the removal or narrow flakes. The dorsal face also has a large amount of white cortex, similar to that seen on nodule of flint procured from chalk. The reverse (ventral) face has a single bulb of percussion and associated conchoidal ripples. The direction of this is at 90 degree to that on the ventral face. It is possible that part of one edge has been reworked with short blunt secondary flaking, which is very crude. This would make this waste flake into a crude scraper.
The flake measures 26.3mm length, 20.2mm wide, is maximum of 5.3mm thick and weighs 2.02 grams.
Irregular flake of debitage, from the secondary phase of tool making: it most likely dates from the later Neolithic period (2900-2100 BC). The upper dorsal face exhibits lateral flake scars from the removal or narrow flakes. The dorsal face also has a large amount of white cortex, similar to that seen on nodule of flint procured from chalk. The reverse (ventral) face has a single bulb of percussion and associated conchoidal ripples. The direction of this is at 90 degree to that on the ventral face. It is possible that part of one edge has been reworked with short blunt secondary flaking, which is very crude. This would make this waste flake into a crude scraper.
The flake measures 26.3mm length, 20.2mm wide, is maximum of 5.3mm thick and weighs 2.02 grams.
A RDF representation of HESH-57D462
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HESH-57D462
HESH-57D462
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A thumbnail image of HESH-57D462
Flint
Primary material of object
Complete
20.2
Width
26.3
Length
5.3
Thickness
2.02
Weight
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
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A full resolution image of HESH-57D462
-2900
-2100
Method of manufacture