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microblade (dorsal)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2011-08-17 15:16:51
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microblade (dorsal)
Description
English: Flint four-sided microblade or microlith, rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in profile and section, with a backed left margin of the dorsal face, and a retouched right margin, parallel to the left. The distal and proximal ends have both been snapped off to create squared-off parallel ends, which may have made it easier for multiple hafting of bladelets side by side to create one cutting edge.

The colour of the flint is a mottled orange to light brown, and there is a small segment of cortex remaining on the left margin of the dorsal face, towards the proximal end, which suggests the that the flake was derived from a local beach pebble.

Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 119, Fig.5.103, No.50, which is dated to the Later Mesolithic.

Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example which is classified as Clark's Type D on page 93, Fig.35, No.19, which is dated to the Mesolithic period.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 6500 BC and 4500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 457882
Old ref: CORN-452372
Filename: Clodgy523 001.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/341683
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/341683/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/457882
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