File:1610 Lithic implements (FindID 157626).jpg

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1610 Lithic implements.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2007-01-19 16:35:00
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1610 Lithic implements.jpg
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English: 15 Lithic implements

1) Truncated microlith length 12mm, width 9mm, thickness 2mm. One arise on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral. The distal section is missing. Light grey patina with darker grey patches. This artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic.

2) Truncated piece length 7mm, width 15mm, thickness 3mm. Multiple flaking scars on the ventral. Direct, short retouch along one side creating a convex edge. Creamy patina with light grey patches, the break is old and also has a patina. This object dates to the Neolithic to Bronze Age.

3) Side and end scraper length 20mm, width 22mm, thickness 8mm. One arise on the dorsal, bulb on the ventral. Very rough flaking scars in the forward and left side which are semi-abrupt, direct and scaled. Dark grey flint with creamy patches, patina starting to form. Date Bronze Age.

4) Microlith point length 8mm, width 6mm, thickness 2mm. One arise on the dorsal, no bulb on the ventral, only the distal end remains. Grey patina with lighter patches, dark grey flint where it has been truncated. Date Late Mesolithic.

5) 11 fragments of debitage.

11 Tertiary flakes, average size length 9mm, width 10mm, thickness 7mm. Most have a light grey colour with a light patina. Date prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process.
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 500000 BC and 43
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FindID: 157626
Old ref: GLO-76DAD1
Filename: 1610 Lithic implements.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/127477
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/127477/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/157626
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