|
Title: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: wondering on January 24, 2016, 08:08:56 PM I forgot I picked this up, was going to show someone to get it confirmed but I am sure it is a flint blade
George Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: dingdong on January 24, 2016, 08:19:52 PM Hi Buddy,it looks like its definatly a worked piece of flint,probably a flint scraper from the Mesolithic period, very,very nice eyes only find,very well done .👏👏👍
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: TEZZA on January 24, 2016, 08:37:46 PM Id say its an early bronze age knife
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: dingdong on January 24, 2016, 09:26:03 PM But Its flint!! ???
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: 150aceboy on January 24, 2016, 09:27:01 PM Hiya mate, nice meeting you yesterday fella, cracking find mate, well found ;)
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: Chef Geoff on January 25, 2016, 01:51:40 AM Lovely find Wondering well spotted ;) I think I'd probably go with Dingdong on this one in it being Mesolithic but a knife as Tezza says it looks a little too well made to be Bronze Age but I would get it id'd and recorded with your FLO for a firm dating ;)
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: wittsy1 on January 25, 2016, 05:15:54 AM Well spotted and picked up. Well done to you.
Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on January 25, 2016, 11:59:55 AM It looks more Mid Neolithic than Mezo due to the size. Mezolithic are usually smaller. Going by your photo's , it looks like a combination blade / scrapper. with evasive retouch (steep angled) to the scrapper end. (the end opposite the white cortex end) and invasive (shallow angled) retouch to the blade edges.
A blade is usually classified as being twice as long as its wide. I also found a similar one on Saturday and Geoff did take a photo of it. Keep your eyes peeled cos if you find 1 theres usually more on the site Great find and lovely colour to the flint. 8) 8) 8) Title: Re: Chepstow dig... Flint blade Post by: wondering on January 25, 2016, 02:17:05 PM Thank you all for the info, I will inform the FLO and get it recorded, was pretty much the only thing I found but was well worth the trip for and was great meeting some of the other members, some really local to me.
Thank you George |