Out today, first time since before Christmas..
DinoUK
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...not a very good day for metallic finds, a very poor Celtic bronze unit that is currently in olive oil.
But I did spot this flint.
It's almost certainly a plano-convex knife blade. It's a flake tool, struck from a prepared core; they are fairly common finds from the Mesolithic onwards in the UK.
Blades like this are sharper than surgical steel when struck and large numbers could be fairly easily and quickly made. It's possible to very quickly resharpen a tool like this using a hammerstone, but this one seems to have been discarded without very much post-strike retouch. The hinge fracture at the 'sharp' end may have been the result of use-wear.
Grey flint, that seems to have developed an extensive pale patina - I'd say it's probably Neolithic, but also possibly Mesolithic - perhaps 7 to 3000 BC.
Yep, it's old...but not Gold.
But I did spot this flint.
It's almost certainly a plano-convex knife blade. It's a flake tool, struck from a prepared core; they are fairly common finds from the Mesolithic onwards in the UK.
Blades like this are sharper than surgical steel when struck and large numbers could be fairly easily and quickly made. It's possible to very quickly resharpen a tool like this using a hammerstone, but this one seems to have been discarded without very much post-strike retouch. The hinge fracture at the 'sharp' end may have been the result of use-wear.
Grey flint, that seems to have developed an extensive pale patina - I'd say it's probably Neolithic, but also possibly Mesolithic - perhaps 7 to 3000 BC.
Yep, it's old...but not Gold.
Me? I'm perfectly balanced...got a chip on both shoulders!
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IMO Thats an awesome way so start the New Year!!!