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Record ID: DEV-7F8CE1
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Mesolithic flint microlith, probably dating to c. 8,000-4,000 BC. A tertiary flake of mottled grey/brown flint, lenticular in plan and with one point truncated by a natural break. One edge of the microlith exhibits short, semi-abrupt, scalar retouch along its length on the dorsal face.
Dimensions: Length 15.2mm; width 6.6mm; thickness 1.7mm; weight 0.22g.
Part of a small assemblage of flint found in the same field, comprising of records: DEV-7F8CE1, DEV-094CF7, DEV-7EDBED and DEV-0A9D0C. The group includes diagnostically mesolithic material (DEV-7F8CE1, a microlith…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th June 2018
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Record ID: DEV-7EDBED
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Chert end scraper of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date, c. 8,000-2,400 BC. Worked from a sub-rectangualr secondary flake of orange greensand chert, with cortex surviving at the proximal end of the dorsal face, as well as on the striking platform. A diffuse bulb of percussion is present at the proximal end of the ventral face, a reflection more of the raw material than knapping technique. Short, Abrupt, scalar retouch is exhibited along the distal edge of the dorsal face.
Dimensions: length 45.9mm; width 51.5mm; thickness 16.3mm; weight 45.83g.
Part of a small assemblage of…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.
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