PRAP Small Finds Database
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Most of the records in the PRAP Small Finds Database have not been edited since initial data entry in the field. They are provided as a courtesy to the archaeological community and should not be taken as definitive.
Standard Reference Gen. Material Sp. Material Gen. Form Sp. Form Technique.
SF0453StoneObsidianLithicCore
Start Period End Period
Bronze Age (begins -3100)Bronze Age (ends -1060)
Collection Unit Site Association Collection Type
9040541I04I004SP
Fabric: obsidian
Shape: bladelet and core
Decoration: at least 7 flake scars; these are thin and well-controlled, and appear to have been pressure-struck. Retouch on one edge.
Dimensions: L: 2.4cm, W: 1.9cm, Th: 0.6cm
Remarks: JFC - Probably: exhausted core fragment, worked to a tabular cross-section, further reduced by bipolar type technique (note crushing at one end, flake scars at the other). Edge retouching more lustrous, but probably ancient.
Selected Image:
This small find appears at Top Left. PRAP image number 263.07
All Images:
ID of ImageOnlinePosition in Photo
263.04noTop Left
264.02noTop Left
263.05noTop Left
263.06noTop Left
263.07yesTop Left
264.03yesTop Left
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