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Mesolithic flint serrated blade
1 of 63 mostly flint implements found from the chipping floor at the estuary of the River Ystwyth, Aberystwyth. A crested blade struck from a core with denticulations chipped into one length. The blade has a natural backiing to it making it an ideal cutting tool or knife.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
47.164/55
Find Information
Site Name: River Ystwyth, Aberystwyth
Collection Method: surface find
Notes: Found at the junction of the Ystwyth and Rheidol rivers on a cliff.
Acquisition
Donation, 23/6/1947
Measurements
length / mm:32.1
width / mm:17.3
thickness / mm:8.5
weight / g:4.3
Material
flint
Location
In store
Categories
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