Denticulated flint blade from the late mesolithic or early neolithic
Photographer
West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Amy Downes, 2008-04-18 15:38:09
Title
Denticulated flint blade from the late mesolithic or early neolithic
Description
English: A flint tool; a denticulared blade dating from the Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic period. It is 54.3mm long, 23.3mm wide and 6mm thick. It is oval in plan. The blade is a tertiary flake which is worked on the left edge into two deep notches or denticulats with abrupt retouch. The right edge is backed. This tool was probably used like a saw. The flint is mid brown and opaque with a large white inclusion on the ventral face. A similar example can be seen on page 110 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Leeds
Date
between 6500 BC and 2900 BC
Accession number
FindID: 215990 Old ref: SWYOR-8B6C62 Filename: PAS 474 flint 1.jpg
Credit line
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
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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