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Mesolithic flint microlith
The distal end of a broad early Mesolithic microlith fragment. The tool is of obliquely blunted form with the tip missing. The tool has a feathered termination leading to a hinge at the end. The retouch is along one length only.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
22.76/16
Find Information
Site Name: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Grid Reference: 8
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1922
Notes: Excavated at the junction of the Ystwyth and Rheidol rivers.
Acquisition
Exchange, 11/2/1922
Measurements
length / mm:27.8
width / mm:12.3
thickness / mm:3.1
weight / g:1.1
Material
flint
Location
In store
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