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Record ID: NMS-18BAAE
Object type: BORER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Piercer or borer, of glossy unpatinated black and dark grey flint made from secondary hard hammer struck flake, steeply retouched to both lateral edges of the dorsal face to form a sub-triangular point with relatively straight sides. Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-18DA63
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete small biface, likely to have been a chisel, of unpatinated glossy black and dark grey flint with a small patch of whiteish cortex to the centre of one face, the biface has broken transversely in antiquity (the broken face is glossy, not matt as would be expected for a recent break), the missing end would have presumably been the primary cutting edge, the remaining butt narrows to a point. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-190487
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete plano-convex knife, made from a hard hammer struck tertiary flake of good quality dark grey/black flint with minimal patination, the ventral surface remains blank; as struck, the dorsal face has been extensively and invasively pressure flaked, the distal end of the knife is broken transversely across a thinner, weaker section of the knife. Early Bronze Age, 2,350-1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1962E3
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete tiny leaf-shaped arrowhead, of Green, H. S. (1980) type 4 A, of slightly lighter patinated dark grey flint, the very tip of the base of this point is broken transversely. The dorsal face is very finely and invasively pressure flaked so some of the flake scars overlap at the centre of this face, the ventral face is hardly worked at all, just a few pressure fakes to form the point, this is probably due to the natural curvature of a struck flake; only flakes need to be removed from the curved parts as an arrowhead must be straight in profile to fly in a straight path, the …
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1A4802
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H. S. (1980) type Sutton (tang longer than the barbs), of glossy unpatinated slightly mottled dark grey flint with invasive flake scars completely covering both faces and overlapping at the centre line, one barb appears to be complete, the other, larger barb is broken near the base of the notch, the tang is slightly off centre and is of rectangular shape. Early Bronze Age, 2,350 to 1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1A9563
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete geometric microlith, of mid grey flint with misty paler grey patination, of Jacobi, R. (1978) Group 4, obliquely, finely, and very steeply retouched (c. 90 degrees to the faces) to form a convex “back” to the also convex sharp edge opposing the blunt retouch, the whole flint giving a lenticular plan form with an isosceles triangle cross section.
Mesolithic, possibly late due to the small size, 7,000 to 4,000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1C43C4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Oblique arrowhead made from a tertiary flake of fairly thick cross section, of , of glossy unpatinated grey flint with a paler, coarse inclusion to one face, one lateral edge is left as struck and sharp, the opposing side is bifacially retouched to form a point, the retouch is hard hammer struck rather than pressure flaked, the base is asymmetrically retouched in the same manner, forming a slight barb to the shaper of the two sides. The point is damaged with a long, thin flake running down the edge of the point; this is most likely from being shot and the point encountering a hard surf…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1C8B8B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertairy ?soft hammer struck flake with the bulb of percussion removed and neatly trimmed to a triangular shape by direct, steep percussion predominantly to the dorsal face, of slightly mottled dark grey flint with no patination. This is very likely to be an unfinished arrowhead, the profile is very straight for a struck flake, and the thickness is within the perfect range (4.6 mm), the trimming has evened out the curve already, the flake seems to have been worked into a blank then misplaced before the piece was extensively pressure flaked to its final shape, it is very likely this was…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-2D0022
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost a complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H.S. (1980) Green low type, though the barbs are around the same length as the tang (Green lows have longer barbs than the tang) the general form of the notches and the slightly drooping barbs fit within that group, there is a tiny amount of recent damage; one corner of the (rectangular) tang is missing as is the very tip if the point, otherwise it is in pristine condition, the flint is glossy, dark brown/grey with a very slight misty patination to parts of the surface, both faces are completely covered with invasive pressure flak…
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-D285B5
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead struck from a pale brown flint. The arrowhead is broadly "kite" shaped (cf. Butler (2005), p 123, Type 2) and bifacially worked, with both faces mostly covered by long, low-angle intrusive and covering pressure-flaked retouch. The cross section is lenticular. One end, probably the rear portion, has been lost.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-BE7294
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small, stout sub-cordate handaxe in rather fresh condition, with only very slight rolling to the edges and the high points to the flake scars: - of Wymer, J.J. (1999) type E/G. The flint is thinly patinated slightly brown except for one relatively recent flake scar near to the point on one side due to damage, this shows the original colour of the flint (black with paler grey, slightly coarser inclusions) to be very similar to the surround surfaces.
Both faces are confidently knapped with invasive and semi-invasive flake scars overlapping at the centre, on the face with the recent dama…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-75CB3A
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three hard hammer struck flakes, all aparently tertiary though the heavy orange to white mottled patination and some similarly patinated extensive coarse inclusions on one makes telling the original surface to worked surfaces difficult. All have recent minor damage to the some of the edges showing the original colour of the flint to have been light grey.
Smallest: 4258 x 15 mm. 34g.
Largest: 68 x 48 x 23 mm. 67g.
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic, 600,000 to 40,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 14th June 2021
Last updated: Sunday 7th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-80AAED
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary soft hammer struck blade from a single platform core, of lightly patinated mottled grey flint, the dorsal face has the blade removal scars from four similar strikes, the dorsal side of the platform has been abraded to remove overhangs before each blade was struck. both lateral edges have fine edge damage but most of this looks recent as the colour of the flint is slightly darker than the main faces and most likely does not represent retouch.
Early Neolithic, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2021
Last updated: Sunday 7th January 2024
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Record ID: DYFED-805B5A
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Bronze Age date knapped from dark grey almost opaque flint. Sub-triangular in shape with both tang and barbs intact. It has been pressure-flaked and a bulb of percussion is still visible on one side. The same side has a trace of white cortex remaining.
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FD57CD
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped gunflint for a flintlock musket. The gunflint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape. Short scaled semi-abrupt retouch is present. No striking platform is present. It is dark brown in colour.
Length: 26.6 mm
Width: 23.3 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 7.1 g
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D61B5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic or early Bronze Age discoidal scraper struck from a tertiary flake of mottled light grey flint. The edges have short abrupt retouch, now obscured by extensive, most likely post depositional, damage
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D4986
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A later Bronze Age scraper struck from a nodule fragment of dark brown flint. The distal end is rounded with finely executed long, semi abrupt sub parallel retouch defining a working edge. The dorsal surface retains around 75% cortex and there is little in the way of a striking platform or other preparation suggesting that this is most likely a casually re-used primary waste flake from nodule reduction.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D2E9C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic end scraper struck from a secondary flake of light brown flint. The distal end is rounded with finely executed short abrupt parallel retouch defining a working edge. One side of the flake retains a large area of buff coloured cortex along its full length which effectively provides a back to the tool.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D0559
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic scraper struck from a sub triangular tertiary flake of light brown flint. The dorsal surface has secondary working in the form of long abrupt and semi abrupt retouch all around the edge.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D826E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large tertiary flake of mottled brown flint, 69mm in length and pointed oval in shape. One long edge has an area of short abrupt retouch, possibly to back the flake or for casual use as a side scraper. Probably of later prehistoric date.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3D9D27
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A jagged and irregularly shaped tertiary flake of dark grey flint. One end has a triangular point which has been finely worked with long, semi abrupt and abrupt scaled retouch to create a functional piercer tool.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3CE55D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A scraper of later Bronze Age date struck from a large nodule fragment of dark grey flint, which retains a buff coloured cortex across more than 60% of its dorsal surface. There is no striking platform or evidence of preparation, suggesting a casually re-used fragment of a nodule which may have been naturally broken. The distal end has long, semi abrupt retouch to define a working edge.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-3F5216
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Neolithic flint polished axehead dating c. 4000-2200 BC.
The axehead has a lenticular cross section with flake removals evident on both faces, but the surface appears only partially polished. Partial polished surfaces remain on both sides, on the lower face near the cutting edge on one side; and only on a narrow strip running up the centre on the opposing face. There is battering damage on the cutting edge which is completely missing, the remaining surfaces are covered in flake removals with worn arises and red staining on both sides.&n…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-3EC44E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A long flint flake possibly utilised as a blade of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, c.8000 - 3300 BC.
Description: The blade is formed from a long narrow tertiary flake, which has snapped off at the distal end with an old patinated break and a hinge fracture at the proximal end. It is broadly triangular in cross-section with a slightly concave ventral surface. The bulb of percussion is very low with slight, shallow conchoidal rippling suggesting the use of a soft hammer. The long edges are damaged and chipped with possible short, scaled, abrupt retouch on o…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3DC263
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer made from a triangular fragment of dark grey flint, 57.1mm in length and of Bronze Age date. The tool has a long narrow projection which retains light brown cortex along one side; the other has been worked using abrupt scaled retouch to create a piercer. The tip appears to have broken.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3E05C1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Neolithic scraper struck from a tertiary flake of grey flint. The striking platform and bulbar scar are both pronounced and there is a deep concavity in the dorsal surface, all suggesting hard hammered removal. The distal end has a working edge defined by short, abrupt and semi-abrupt sub-parallel retouch.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3E3483
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic discoidal scraper struck from a tertiary flake of grey flint, 47.3mm in length. The distal edge terminates in a hinge fracture and the sides and proximal end have been worked into scraping edges with short, semi-abrupt sub-parallel retouch. There is a notch at the proximal end next to the striking platform, which most likely derives from post depositional damage.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-7516F1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade core of later Mesolithic date, 68.2mm in length. The core is triangular with a flat semi-circular cross section. There are removal scars around most of the circumference, with a small patch of buff coloured cortex retained on one side.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-112618
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint blade core of later mesolithic date with a single striking platform and removal scars around half of the circumference. The flint is a pale grey brown with a grey-white patina. A large fossil inclusion on one corner has prevented removals from one side.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-D53E74
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical flint bladelet core of potential later Mesolithic date, 50.3mm in length, struck from a mottled grey flint. There is a single striking platform with blade removals around one half of the circumference; the other side has a concave area of damage or loss.
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-BF82A5
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical flint core of later Mesolithic date, 39.2mm in length and struck from a dark brown flint with a fossil sponge at the centre. There is a single striking platform.
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-2644BB
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical flint core of later Mesolithic date, 34.1mm in length and struck from a mottled dark grey flint. There is a single striking platform.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3A685F
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small conical flint bladelet core of later Mesolithic date, 38.4mm in length. There is a single striking platform and a small patch of cortex on one side.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-113F86
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade core of later mesolithic date with a single striking platform and removal scars around half of the circumference. The flint is a dark grey with a large area of buff coloured cortex remaining on one side.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-116F79
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint blade core of later mesolithic date with a single striking platform and parallel removal scars around three quarters of the circumference. The flint is a grey with two small patches of buff coloured cortex.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3DE744
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade core of later mesolithic date with a single striking platform, struck from a thick flake of light brown flint. The core is triangular in shape with a plano convex cross section and parallel removal scars around the convex side. A patch of buff coloured cortex remains on the lower portion.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-115655
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint blade core of later mesolithic date with a single striking platform and parallel removal scars around three quarters of the circumference. The flint is a dark grey with a patch of buff coloured cortex remaining on one side.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3E541F
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cylindrical bladelet core of early mesolithic date struck from a pale grey flint. The core has two striking platforms, one at either end, with removal scars around half of the circumference. A large fossil sponge cavity has prevented removals on the other side.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-477C56
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade flake. A tertiary flake of mottled grey and white flint with an off-white matt patina. The distal end only which appears snapped off. There are two parallel logitudinal flaking scars on the dorsal face creating a triangular cross section.
Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 2350 BC
Dimansions 29 mm x 17 mm x 6 mm
Weight: 2.37 g
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Saturday 30th December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-47A5EB
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flint flake. Incomplete. The flake is of mid-grey flint with off-white patches and has a glossy patina. There is a wide striking platform at the proximal end and a low bulb of percussion on the ventral face. The distal end has been snapped off. There are multiple, multi-directional flaking scars on the dorsal face, some possibly to thin the flake to create an arrowhead or other implement
Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age c. 4000 - 1600 BC
Length: 23.41 mm
Width: 20.37 mm
Thickness: 7.29 mm
Weight: 3.14 g
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Saturday 30th December 2023
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