Record ID: WAW-F265A1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped / struck flint blade probably dating to the late Mesolithic period, circa 7000-3500 BC. The blade is sub-rectangular in plan and roughly triangular in profile. No cortex is present indicating that this is a tertiary blade. The flint is a translucent light -mid brown colour. The dorsal surface as a single central longitudinal ridge. Evidence of retouch on all edges. Concoindal ripples are present on the ventral surface and there is some damage probably caused by movement in the plough soil. Length: 29.24mm. Width: 11.09mm. Thickness: 3.21mm. Weight: 1.0g.
Created on: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.