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Early Bronze Age flint knife
Pale grey unpatinated flint knife. The knife has a natural backing caused by remants of the cortical nodule edge. The flake is struck from a plain platform. The retouched knife edge has irregular marginal retouch running down its length. At one point there is a concave notch on the implements edge.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
79.67H/1.37
Find Information
Site Name: Carn-y-Bwlch, Rhondda
Collection Method: Surface find
Notes: all objects under 79.67H found tightly packed together in a ploughed-up clod of peat
Acquisition
donation, 18/8/1979
Measurements
Length
(mm): 48.5
Width
(mm): 32.0
maximum thickness
(mm): 9.0
Weight
(g): 17.2
Material
Flint
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