Retouched flake
Category
Archaeological material
Date
4000 BC - 2351 BC
Materials
Flint
Collection
Alexander Keiller Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1725322
Summary
'Much burnt would appear at one point to have been used as a hammerstone' (note in original catalogue); the impression that it had been used as a hammerstone is probably just due to the extreme crazing and shattering caused by heat; some retouch visible; also marked 12847 (ink). Period: Neolithic
Provenance
Site: Windmill Hill Site No: 8023 Context: Inner ditch, cutting viii, layer 1, surface-1' Excavator: Keiller, Alexander (1928)