BERK-3EA9C0: Mesolithic tool: Microdenticulate

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MICRODENTICULATE

Unique ID: BERK-3EA9C0

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete but slightly damaged struck flint, a possible microdenticulate or a multi-tool of probable Mesolithic date (c. 10,000-4000 BC). The tool is formed on a blade-like secondary flake of mottled light and dark grey flint and retains c.5% cortex around the platform on the proximal dorsal end. Flake scars on the dorsal surface show previous removals. The platform and bulb is retained; the distal end of the tool appears broken and there has been some attempt at reworking the broken distal end. The dorsal surface bares abrupt retouch (backing?) along c.70% of the left lateral, fading out towards the distal end. The right lateral appears to have very fine denticulations along its edge giving it a serrated feel. The ventral face is unworked. Microdenticulates appear mostly in the early Mesolithic period becoming rarer later on (Butler 2005:109).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Exactly 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.8 mm
Width: 16.4 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 3.1 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2015.693

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Aston Sandford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7507
Four figure Latitude: 51.75667679
Four figure longitude: -0.91481023
1:25K map: SP7507
1:10K map: SP70NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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