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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 22 11:33 am Post subject: |
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this is dark gray with a buff tinge when thin
tis ok stuff, as i had to start by removing some low grade mortar it was a bit of garden or suchlike so it could be from anywhere
the closest knapable stone to here is chert, rubbish stuff for blades, ok for scrapers
north manchester has brown flint cores in a chum's garden and a neolithic site under the local cricket pitch, those may be aluvial or imported
i just looked over at the new one, i sorted blunting the sharp bits on the grip, i also noticed the "swiss army knife" i made earlier
that one is nice, several shapes of blade, scrapers, a point and a small chisel, grippy and chalk covered on the hand hold side
i want to try that one for dismantling a decent size critter and it is a core for carry and make bits, proper Palaeolithic kit(no need for pyrites if you can play the fiddle ) |
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dpack
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 22 8:57 am Post subject: |
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England
There are many examples of possible tools from Mesolithic deposits in England. Possibly the best known is a microlith from Star Carr in Yorkshire that retains residues of resin, probably used to fix it to the tip of a projectile. Recent excavations have found other examples. Archeologists at the Risby Warren V site in Lincolnshire have uncovered a row of eight triangular microliths that are equidistantly aligned along a dark stain indicating organic remains (possibly the wood from an arrow shaft). Another clear indication is from the Readycon Dene site in West Yorkshire, where 35 microliths appear to be associated with a single projectile. In Urra Moor, North Yorkshire, 25 microliths give the appearance of being related to one another, due to the extreme regularity and symmetry of their arrangement in the ground.[19]
The study of English and European artifacts in general has revealed that projectiles were made with a widely variable number of microliths: in Tværmose there was only one, in Loshult there were two (one for the tip and the other as a fin),[20] in White Hassocks, in West Yorkshire, more than 40 have been found together; the average is between 6 and 18 pieces for each projectile.[19]
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a line of little ones with a bit of resin in an arrow shaped orientation in the ground etc, and trying them, convinces me |
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