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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 159 | | Date Entered | 18/03/2011 | | Updated on | 18/03/2011 | | Recorded by | Ric Carter | | Category | Lithic Find / Scatter | | Record Type | Archaeology | | Site Access | Public Access Land | | Record Date | 17/03/2011 | | Location | Riddings Rigg, Reeth | | Civil Parish | Reeth | | Brit. National Grid | Hidden | | Altitude | 368m | | Geology | Isolated patch of calcareous turf over limestone within acidic moorland heath. | | Record Name | Utilised Flint | | Record Description | A brown, translucent, decortical flint flake, probably of beach-pebbble origin, with a thin, dirty cortex.Evidence of retouching and with visible bulb of percussion and natural hinge fracture.Mesolithic period. Possibly utilised as a scraper or transverse arrowhead. One edge broken. | | Dimensions | 27mm x 25mm | | Image 1 ID | 438 Click image to enlarge | | Image 1 Description | Cortical face |  | | Image 2 ID | 439 Click image to enlarge | | Image 2 Description | showing bulb of percussion (top) and hinge fracture (bottom) |  |
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