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English: Lithic implements

1) 4 Blades average size length 27mm, width 14mm, thickness 5mm. One has multiple scars on the dorsal and the other three have one arise on this surface. Three have a soft hammered bulb on the ventral the forth is truncated. One has a creamy patina, Two are grey flints with lighter speckling and the last is a light brown flint with creamy patches. These objects dates to the Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.

2) 2 Miscellaneous retouch largest length 29mm, width 29mm, thickness 7mm, smallest length 29mm, width 15mm, thickness 7mm. Multiple flaking scars on the dorsal. Both have short flaking scars along one edge. The largest has a creamy patina, the other is a grey flint that has a creamy patina forming. Both probably date to the Late Neolithic-Bronze Age

3) Core length 55mm, width 32mm, thickness 24mm. Multiple long thin flaking scars that are taken from two directions and cover most of the artefact. Creamy patina with a light grey patch at one end, 10% cortex on one side. Date Mesolithic-Neolithic.

4) 46 fragments of debitage. (not photographed) 3 Primary flake, average length 30mm width 22mm, thickness 7mm. Grey flints with a creamy patina, these have more than 50% cortex remaining. Date prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process. 11 Secondary flakes. average length 30mm width 18mm, thickness 13mm. Most have a light grey patina, two have a creamy patina, all have less then 50% cortex remaining. Date Prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process.

32 Tertiary flakes, average length 39mm, width 23mm, thickness 8mm. Most have a light grey patina, four have a light brown colour. Date prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process.