BLADE

Five complete and snapped flint blades or bladlets of later Mesolithic date (6000BC - 3500BC). These blades are struck from a core and have the generic crested appearance on their dorsal faces. Many of the blades have been deliberately snapped through the removal of side notches and deliberate breaking. The underside / ventral face of each shows conchoidal rippling and some have evidence of bulb of percussion and / or striking platforms. All the blades have some form of retouch along their long edges - this is best described as being disorganised short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt which creates a serrated cutting or possibly scraping edge. A few examples are also retouched along the butt where the bulbar scar has been removed or tidied. The colour of the flint varies between light grey - dark black and some have a mily white coloured surface patina.

The Objects measure:

1. Length: 43.82mm, Width: 19.97mm, Thickness: 6.41mm, Weight: 4.3 grams
2. Length: 42.59mm, Width: 17.48mm, Thickness: 3.45mm, Weight: 3.5 grams
3. Length: 34.42mm, Width: 16.58mm, Thickness: 4.27mm, Weight: 2.8 grams
4. Length: 33.04mm, Width: 10.68mm, Thickness: 5.01mm, Weight: 1.9 grams
5. Length: 32.69mm, Width: 15.61mm, Thickness: 4.36mm, Weight: 1.9 grams

The bulk weight measures 14.4 grams