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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 |
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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 |
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Tree Site ID | 0 |
Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
Additional Notes | |
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) | |