File:A Neolithic notched flint flake (FindID 957734).jpg

English: A Neolithic flint flake dating to the period c. 4000 - 2350 BC. A tertiary medium greying brown flint with occasional off white inclusions. The dorsal surface has three flake scars one of which appears to be in a different direction to the other two. On the right edge as seen from the dorsal surface, close to the distal end is a semi-circular notch and traces off occasional very short, semi-abrupt retotuch marks. This serves to accentuate the distal point of the flint and to soften the notch.

The proximal end has been lost to a hinge fracture removing the bulb of percussion and striking platform although medium and quite visible conchoidal ripples are still visible.

The flake measures 25.0mm in length, 21.4mm in width, is 4.3mm thick and weighs 2.63 grams.

This artefact is part of a larger assemblage of other flint artefacts that has been found at the spot indicated. Those flints and chert pieces which can be dated appear to date from the Neolithic (starting c. 4000 BC), due to the presence of several end scrapers and the evidence of wide blade production, to the early Bronze Age (ending c.1600 BC), due to the presence of multi-platform working and thumbnail scrapers. However, it is not inconceivable that some of these flints may also date from the Mesolithic period as some pieces of debitage show narrow blade technology. Similarly scrapers have a wide period of use dating as late as even the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age the flints from these periods typically being coarse as some of the debitage found. The region has also had several other flints that cannot be confirmed as having been worked in the area which may indicate natural flint or liming.