Blade

Object

Flint tool

Production date

40000bc=4000bc

Object number

1991.650

Physical Description

Flint, rectangular, one flat side, angled spine on other, cream and brown.

Object history

Flint tool - blade. Would have been used like a knife. Blades are common in the Upper Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) and associated with modern humans (Homo Sapiens).

Archaeologists have noted this example for its larger size and colouring/patina.

Dimension

Length: 95mm
Width: 40mm
Depth: 10mm