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Lower Palaeolithic stone levallois flake
A levallois flake with a plain striking platform. The piece has a very pronounced bulbar scar.
Sharp flakes were used by the Neanderthals as cutting tools.
WA_SC 1.1
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.5H/2.D155
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1979
Notes: Upper Breccia Grid Square : I8NW
Measurements
length / mm:76.8
width / mm:38.3
thickness / mm:12.3
weight / g:42.4
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