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2888 thirty lithic implements (16).JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2009-11-19 17:10:34
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2888 thirty lithic implements (16).JPG
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English: 1, Blade length 40mm, width 15mm, thickness 6mm. Two arises on the dorsal, small bulb on the ventral. Short, direct retouch on the left and right sides. Creamy patina with orangey-brown patches, date Late Mesolithic.

2, Blade length 34mm, width 14mm, thickness 4mm. Two arises on the dorsal, small bulb on the ventral. Short, inverse retouch on the right cortex on the left side. Brown flint with creamy patch, patina forming, Date Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.

3, Blade length 27mm, width 13mm, thickness 4mm. One arises on the dorsal, no bulb on the ventral. Grey flint with creamy patches, date possibly Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.

4, Notched piece length 32mm, width 15mm, thickness 6mm. Blade with multiple flaking scars on the dorsal and small bulb on the ventral. The bottom right side has a small notch, 7mm long. Dark grey flint with creamy patches. Date Late Neolithic-Bronze Age.

5, Leaf shaped arrowhead length 32mm, width 14mm, thickness 4mm. Multiple flaking scars on the dorsal, short flaking scars on the left side ventral. Brown flint with patina forming. Date Neolithic.

6, Notched piece length 33mm, width 20mm, thickness 5mm. Flake with notch 9mm long on the top left side, light creamy grey patina, the notch has removed the patina exposing a mid brown flint. Date Bronze Age.

7, Miscellaneous retouch length 31mm, width 19mm, thickness 8mm. Multiple flaking scars on the dorsal, Direct, short retouch on the top right side. Brown flint with creamy speckles, date possibly Bronze Age.

8, Notched reused blade length 33mm, width 16mm, thickness 5mm. Blade with notch 10mm long on the top left side, light creamy grey patina, the notch has removed the patina exposing a mid grey flint. Date of reuse Bronze Age.

9, Notched piece length 54mm, width 20mm, thickness 10mm. Flake with notch 13mm long on the top right ventral side, brown flint with creamy-grey patches. Date Bronze Age.

10, Miscellaneous retouch length 39mm, width 23mm, thickness 8mm. One arise on the dorsal with 20% cortex. Inverse, short retouch on the top right side. Brown flint with creamy speckles, date possibly Bronze Age.

11, Core rejuvenation flake for a blade core length 39mm, width 25mm, thickness 13mm. Multiple long thin flaking scars on the dorsal, these have all been struck in the same direction. Large bulb of percussion on the ventral. Grey flint with lighter patches, patina forming. Date Late Mesolithic

12, End scraper length 29mm, width 21mm, thickness 8mm. The forward edge has abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved forward edge, 80% cortex on the dorsal. Date Early Bronze Age.

13, End scraper on a reused flake length 34mm, width 29mm, thickness 9mm. The forward edge has abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved forward edge. Creamy speckled patina, the retouch has removed the patina exposing dark brown flint. Date Early Bronze Age.

14, Semicircular scraper length 30mm, width 23mm, thickness 8mm. Abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved working edge. Dark brown flint with lighter patch, date Early Bronze Age.

15, Circular scraper length 25mm, width 24mm, thickness 4mm. Abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved working edge. Creamy patina with darker speckling, date Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age.

16, Semicircular scraper length 25mm, width 31mm, thickness 8mm. Abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved working edge. Dark grey flint with lighter patches, date Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age.

17, Possible core fragment length 32mm, width 31mm, thickness 17mm. oval in cross-section with multiple flaking scars on the dorsal ands ventral side. Brown flint with darker and lighter patches, date Neolithic-Bronze Age.

18, Side and end scraper on a reused flake length 36mm, width 32mm, thickness 11mm. The forward edge and left side has abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved forward edge. Creamy speckled patina, the retouch has removed the patina exposing grey flint. Date Early Bronze Age.

19. Side and end scraper length 45mm, width 34mm, thickness 10mm. The forward edge and left side has abrupt, direct retouch, creating a curved forward edge. Dar brown flint with darker and lighter patches, date Bronze Age.

11 Waste flakes, multiple flaking scars on both the ventral and dorsal. Date prehistoric.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 6500 BC and 2100 BC
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FindID: 277299
Old ref: GLO-580BD8
Filename: 2888 thirty lithic implements (16).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/229277
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/229277/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/277299
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