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Record ID: DOR-09E120
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A microburin made on a tertiary flake of light brown translucent flint with a mid gloss patina. At the proximal end is a small striking platform. The flake has been notched with small abrupt retouch in order to remove the distal end for manufacturing a microlith. There is a small bulb of percussion on the ventral face. Date: Mesolithic - 8300 - 3500 BC. Dimensions: 20.5 mm x 17 mm x 4 mm Weight: 1 g
Created on: Saturday 26th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-F60138
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake of mid grey flint a mid gloss patina. The proximal end has been removed. There are traces of cortex at the distal end. On the dorsal face there are three narrow, parallel flake removal scars. The flake has a trapezoidal profile. There is a notch with probable fine retouch at the proximal end and it is possible this is a crude microburin. Date: Late Mesolithic_ Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 19.5 mm x 11.5 mm x 2.5 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-C02925
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microburin, a piece of waste material from the process of forming microliths. The flint is sub-triangular in plan. It is yellowish grey and patinated. It is 15.5mm long, 10.6mm wide and 3.5mm thick. It dates from the Mesolithic period.
Created on: Wednesday 20th August 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
No spatial data available.