Record ID: BUC-8247D1
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake probably dating from the late Mesolithic to Middle Neolithic period, 6300 - 2400 BC. The is a white grey colour, with orange brown patches showing through from underneath where the flint has been hit. The flake is D shaped, and oval in cross section. On the ventral face there is a large bulb of percussion on the right lower edge, with the striking platform slightly on the mesal edge. The conchoidal ripple marks radiate out from this point in a diagonal line across the flake on both sides. On the dorsal face there is evidence of the removal of parallel blades. The extent …
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.