18

Blade

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso

Material

Greyish-pink (L30) and pale pink (N11) flint

Description

Fragment of an elongated blade with prepared back and a raised central ridge, trapezoidal in section. Retouch complete, bifacial, marginal, oblique and scaled. The edges have been retouched through direct oblique edge resharpening. Clear traces of use are preserved.

Classification and chronology

Type… / Monte Padrão – Phase I - III

Dimensions

Maximum length: 22 mm; Maximum width: 18 mm; Maximum thickness: 4 mm; Weight: 1,8 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. 01 A, B1, Sep. 5, n.º 5211]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 19; 2007, 50, n.º 21 (3).