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Author Topic: Chepstow dig... Flint blade  (Read 2761 times)
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« 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

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« Reply #1 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 .👏👏👍
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2016, 08:37:46 PM »
Id say its an early bronze age knife
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2016, 09:26:03 PM »
But Its flint!!  Huh
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2016, 09:27:01 PM »
Hiya mate, nice meeting you yesterday fella, cracking find mate, well found  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2016, 01:51:40 AM »
Lovely find Wondering well spotted Wink 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 Wink
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2016, 05:15:54 AM »
Well spotted and picked up. Well done to you.
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« Reply #7 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.   Cool Cool Cool
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« Reply #8 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. 

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