Flake tool

This flint flake dates to the Neolithic period and was found at Beer Head in Devon. The small chips of stone that have been taken from its edges show that it was probably shaped and used as a tool.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
102/1934/131
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Devon archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Stone, FHS, Captain
Material
flint
Common Name
flake tool
Simple Name
lithic implement
Period Classification
Neolithic (4000-2200 BC)

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