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Upper Palaeolithic flint backed blade
A shoulder-backed point with an unmodified 'shoulder' at the position where the angles meet. The tips are both absent but the point had two points. The proximal end has an ancient break but the distal end break is recent. The proximal end also has some marginal retouch along the edge. The piece has a white patination.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2015.11H/33
Find Information
Site Name: Lynx Cave, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl
Grid Reference: SJ 1976-5931
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1962-2012
Notes: Layer D - Upper Palaeolithic layer Spit 12
Measurements
length / mm:40.5
width / mm:9.1
thickness / mm:4.5
weight / g:2.9
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