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English: An assemblage of five waste flakes of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c. 3300-1600 BC.

There are three secondary flakes, which retain some amount of cortex, and two tertiary flakes which are free of cortex. Three of the flakes show signs of burning, and are now a white colour with multiple darker grey crazed lines tracking across the surface. Two flakes are now a buff grey colour with small areas of orange iron staining.

Flake 1- Triangular in form, triangular in cross section, light grey in colour with some white patina on dorsal face and iron staining at centre of dorsal spine. Tertiary flake. 17.9mm length, 12.5mm width, 4.2mm thickness, weight 0.82g.

Flake 2- Triangular in form, triangular in cross section. Burnt to a light grey colour with darker grey lines erratically placed across the surface. Central oval area of darker grey on the ventral face. Tertiary flake. 13.1mm length, 9.4mm width, 1.9mm thickness, weight 0.18g.

Flake 3- Irregular sub-oval in form, flattened in cross section. Secondary flake, with retained cortex burnt to an almost white shade. Ventral face now a light grey colour with small areas of a lighter grey colour. 16.8mm length, 10.9mm width, 3.7mm thickness, weight 0.76g.

Flake 4- Triangular in form with a rectilinear extension at the distal end. Scalene triangle in cross section. Secondary flake with cortex retained around the proximal end. Unburnt, now a grey buff colour with slight iron staining along the dorsal spine. Two small additional removals on the dorsal face. 32.9mm length, 18.2mm width, 7.1mm thickness, weight 3.76g.

Flake 5- Irregular sub-oval in form, triangular in cross section. Burnt and now a bright white shade with iron staining along the dorsal spine, and also several small spots of orange iron staining on the ventral face. Secondary flake with cortex reatined on the left ahnd of the dorsal face. 31.1mm length, 18.9mm width, 9.7mm thickness, weight 5.22g.

Total weight: 10.6g