Needingworth - Archaeology
Notes on a probable later Middle Palaeolithic biface from the Needingworth Quarry, Cambridgeshire
The biface is made of a very dark, fine grained flint of very good quality, no cortical surfaces survive but the butt of the biface appears to be a naturally broken (thermal) surface. The condition of the biface is relatively fresh, surface alteration is restricted to a small area of light blue recortication and a very slight glossy polish. The edges of the biface exhibit relatively minor but consistent edge damage and abrasion and the scar ridges (arêtes) on the surface of the flint are slightly worn and abraded. The condition of the piece suggests the biface has not recently been disturbed from an in situ deposit and has been transported and redeposited in fluvial gravel deposits.
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