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Illustration of biface, by Jon Cotton
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2014-02-17 16:23:34
Title
Illustration of biface, by Jon Cotton
Description
English: A Lower Palaeolithic flint biface dating 400,000 - 150,000BC. This biface is triangular in plan with a rounded butt and rounded tip. Flake removal scars cover both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The irregular shape of the raw flint is indicated by a depression filled with white cortex roughly half way up the ventral surface. There is an irregular notch removed on the left side of the dorsal face near the butt. There is evidence of retouch on both edges from the dorsal surface. The flint has a brown/dark grey patina with a dark grey-white cortex on the proximal end.

Dimensions: length: 112.11 mm; width: 67.58 mm; thickness: 43.44mm; weight: 316g.

Identification by Jon Cotton, Specialist in Prehistoric London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 400000 BC and 150000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 589474
Old ref: LON-C5F0E2
Filename: Westminster, flint biface.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/456897
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/456897/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/589474
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Object location51° 29′ 33.36″ N, 0° 07′ 50.81″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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