Blade

This stone blade dates to the Mesolithic period and comes from Westward Ho! in Devon. Blade making was the most common type of stone technology in the Mesolithic. Part of this example has been knocked off, probably to make into a microlith.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
42/2003/102
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Devon archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
flint/chert
Common Name
blade
Simple Name
blade
Period Classification
Mesolithic (10000-4000 BC)

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