Record ID: ESS-B310B7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lithic implement on semi-translucent grey tertiary flint. It has a white-grey mottled patina on the dorsal face. It is sub oval in plan with a pronounced bulb of percussion on the ventral face terminating in a hinge fracture at the distal end. There is a long straight removal in the centre of the dorsal face and thinning, scalar retouch from the sides. There is also retouch from the sides on the ventral face across the bulb of percussion. The object measures 28.9mm in length, 25.4mm in width, 6.5mm in thickness and weighs 3.65g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bulphan', grid reference and parish protected.