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Upper Palaeolithic flint blade
A surface find discovered at the rear of the cave is a mid-section of an undiagnostic flint blade. The proximal end has a recent break suggesting it has lain on the surface for some time. The distal end is patinated and so is an ancient break.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2012.18H/5
Find Information
Site Name: Cathole Cave, Ilston
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 2012
Acquisition
donation, 27/7/2012
Measurements
Length
(mm): 14.0
Width
(mm): 12.3
thickness
(mm): 3.2
Weight
(g): 0.5
Material
Flint
Categories
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