A flint scraper and retouched incomplete flint flake of probable later Prehistoric date.
1. A large, sub-rectangular tertiary flake of beige-brown flint mottled with areas of sandy, cortex-like inclusions. The dorsal face exhibits a number of irregularly sized removals, all probably from the same platform as the overall removal, some abrasion along the dorsal end of the striking platform would suggest the use of platform preparation.The bulb of percussion is relatively diffuse, allthough this is likely down to the nature of the raw material, and is unscarred. The left and distal edges of the dorsal face exhibits, short, semi abrupt retouch which is sub-parallel/scalar in character. There is a localised area of abrupt retouch on the right edge of the same face. length 50.3mm; width 48.8mm; thickness 14.3mm; weight 38.01g.
2. An incomplete tertiary flake of brown-black flint with some areas of cloudy, grey inclusions. The surviving portion comprises of the distal end only. Removal scars on the dorsal face suggest the use of atleast 2 platforms, one at 45 degrees to the other. There is a small, localised area of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch at the distal end of the flake, present on both faces. Length 27.8mm; width 27.7mm; thickness 6.7mm; weight 3.93g.
The relatively crude knapping of the pieces and their large size would probably suggest a later prehistoric date, although this cannot be suggested with certainty given the small size of the collection.
A flint scraper and retouched incomplete flint flake of probable later Prehistoric date.
1. A large, sub-rectangular tertiary flake of beige-brown flint mottled with areas of sandy, cortex-like inclusions. The dorsal face exhibits a number of irregularly sized removals, all probably from the same platform as the overall removal, some abrasion along the dorsal end of the striking platform would suggest the use of platform preparation.The bulb of percussion is relatively diffuse, allthough this is likely down to the nature of the raw material, and is unscarred. The left and distal edges of the dorsal face exhibits, short, semi abrupt retouch which is sub-parallel/scalar in character. There is a localised area of abrupt retouch on the right edge of the same face. length 50.3mm; width 48.8mm; thickness 14.3mm; weight 38.01g.
2. An incomplete tertiary flake of brown-black flint with some areas of cloudy, grey inclusions. The surviving portion comprises of the distal end only. Removal scars on the dorsal face suggest the use of atleast 2 platforms, one at 45 degrees to the other. There is a small, localised area of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch at the distal end of the flake, present on both faces. Length 27.8mm; width 27.7mm; thickness 6.7mm; weight 3.93g.
The relatively crude knapping of the pieces and their large size would probably suggest a later prehistoric date, although this cannot be suggested with certainty given the small size of the collection.
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SOM-621616
SOM-621616
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Flint
Primary material of object
Incomplete
41.94
Weight
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
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-0800
Method of manufacture