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Upper Palaeolithic flint blade
Aurignacian blade with deep patination, direct scalar retouch and a plain platform. A large blade fragment with retouch along both lengths. The proximal end is missing and there is recent damage to the distal end. Both ends were snapped in antiquity and the piece has one central scar. It has a heavy white patina.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
24.94/1.346
Find Information
Site Name: Paviland Cave, Rhossili
Grid Reference: SS 48 NW
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1912
Acquisition
Donation, 12/3/1924
Measurements
length / mm:45.5
width / mm:25.5
thickness / mm:7.5
weight / g:7.2
Material
flint
Location
In store
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