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Upper Palaeolithic flint burin
Burin made on a blade with a hinge fracture at the distal end. The burin has a single spall removal on the right hand side and it is almost retouched on the left hand side. The piece has a white patina.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
63.335/35
Find Information
Site Name: Nanna's Cave, Caldey Island
Grid Reference: SS 1497 9696
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1950-1951
Notes: found during excavations by Frere Jacques Van Nedervelde in and immediately outside above, found in the red loam.
Acquisition
Donation, 10/9/1963
Measurements
length / mm:31.4
width / mm:16.3
thickness / mm:6.4
weight / g:3.4
Material
flint
Location
In store
Categories
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