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Upper Palaeolithic flint burin
Busque burin (atypical) with deep patination, no retouch and an absent platform. Made on black flint patinated a heavy white colour. The piece has a recent chip at its proximal end on the dorsal surface. The ventral surface has a hinged fracture before the burin spall removals.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
24.94/1.115
Find Information
Site Name: Paviland Cave, Rhossili
Grid Reference: SS 4370 8587
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1912
Acquisition
Donation, 12/3/1924
Measurements
length / mm:37.9
width / mm:21.0
thickness / mm:10.9
weight / g:8.7
Material
flint
Location
St Fagans Life Is gallery : Prehistoric and Roman Death
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