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1677 Lithic implements.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2007-04-19 16:14:09
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1677 Lithic implements.JPG
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English: 1) Truncated scraper length 15mm, width 10mm, thickness 7mm. Only a small corner remains, this is sub-rectangular shaped in plan with heavy frost damage along three sides, the forth has abrupt, scaled and direct flaking scars that form a curved working edge. Creamy patina, this artefact dates to the Neolithic.

2) Blade length 23mm, width 13mm, thickness 5mm. One arise on the dorsal, bulb of percussion on the ventral. Grey flint with a patina forming, this object dates to the Late Mesolithic.

3) Probable core rejuvenation flake length 17mm, width 19mm, thickness 4mm. Multiple long thin flaking scars on the dorsal, these are taken from one direction, no bulb of percussion on the ventral. Creamy patina with darker speckles, this artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.

4) Side and end scraper length 25mm, width 26mm, thickness 13mm. The dorsal is covered by 80% cortex, small bulb of percussion on the ventral. The forward and right edges have very rough, abrupt, scaled, direct flaking scars. Brownish-grey flint with lighter patches, patina forming, this artefact dates to the Bronze Age.

5) 6 fragments of debitage. (not photographed) 2 Secondary waste flakes. average size length 24mm width 19mm, thickness 6mm. All have less then 50% cortex remaining. Date Prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process.

4 Tertiary waste flakes, average size length 23mm, width 16mm, thickness 3mm. prehistoric. These are waste flakes from the manufacturing process, prehistoric date.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 500000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 179654
Old ref: GLO-1E99F6
Filename: 1677 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/135897
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/135897/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/179654
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