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Upper Palaeolithic flint penknife point
A Final Palaeolithic penknife point. The tool is heavily patinated and very stained and weathered. Its backed edge is very thick giving it a triangular cross-section. The backed edge is convex in form whilst the unmodified edge is straight, tapering to the basal point. The tool has a burin-like impact fracture at its tip suggesting it was a hunting loss.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2008.12H
Find Information
Site Name: Goldcliff Island West, Goldcliff
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 2007
Notes: Found on the eroded edge of Goldcliff Island West
Measurements
length / mm:44.0
width / mm:15.2
thickness / mm:9.0
weight / g:5.3
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