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Mesolithic flint microlith
A heavily burnt Mesolithic flint microlith of obliquely blunted form. The tool has four areas on the ventral and two on the dorsal where the heat fracturing has caused small areas of the flint to shrink off.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
22.76/2
Find Information
Site Name: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Grid Reference: 8
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1922
Notes: Excavated at the junction of the Rheidol and Ystwyth rivers.
Measurements
length / mm:27.0
width / mm:9.2
thickness / mm:3.5
weight / g:0.4
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