File:SOM-CD4D10, Mesolithic to early Neolithic blades and microblades x 4 (dorsal) (FindID 404531).jpg

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SOM-CD4D10: Mesolithic to early Neolithic blades and microblades x 4 (dorsal)
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Somerset County Council, Anna Booth, 2010-08-31 15:04:30
Title
SOM-CD4D10: Mesolithic to early Neolithic blades and microblades x 4 (dorsal)
Description
English: 4 flint blades and microblades of probable Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. All tertiary flakes.

1. Length: 30.88mm, Width: 13.90mm, Thickness: 8.02mm, Weight: 2.48g
Soft hammer. Possible signs of platform preparation. Sub-triangular in cross-section, with a high central ridge on the dorsal face. The flint is grey-brown in colour with a thick, patchy, milky patina.

2. Length: 18.91mm, Width: 10.67mm, Thickness: 1.88mm, Weight: 0.53g
Hard hammer. Three long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face. Totally recoticated surface. Possible limited retouch to the right edge (maybe a crude microdenticulate?), but could also just be plough damage.

3. Length: 15.51mm, Width: 8.82mm, Thickness: 2.06mm, Weight: 0.28g
Soft hammer. Two long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face. Small amounts of plough damage to both edges. Grey-brown flint with a slight, speckled, milky patina.

4. Length: 19.18mm, Width: 9.68mm, Thickness: 2.89mm, Weight: 0.51g
Hard hammer. Three long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face. The flint is grey in colour with a milky patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 8300 BC and 2900 BC
Accession number
FindID: 404531
Old ref: SOM-CD4D10
Filename: SOM-CD4D10(dorsal).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/295100
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/295100/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/404531
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