Record ID: SWYOR-D45374
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Poole
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake which is not a specific tool form. It probably dates from the Mesolithic or Neolithic periods. The flake is triangular in section and has sub-rectangular faces. Some cortex remains on both ends of the flake. Each face of the flake seems to have been struck from a different direction. There is a small area of semi-abrupt retouch on one edge, and slight platform preparation marks on another edge. The third edge is not worked and has cortex surviving. The flint is a yellowish grey colour. It is 36.6mm long, 19.1mm wide and 16.8mm thick. Retouched flakes such as thi…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.