Another Example at Two Mile Bottom
This one is made of another shade of flint. Do not try to identify flakes by raw material colour, shade, patination, size, or by lateral outline shape. Instead, identify them by the characteristics of impacted flint given in this guide - look at this one, it has a clear striking end and point of percussion, bulbar scar, conchoidal bulb, lateral edges, etc.
Once you have positively identified a number of these classic flakes - you will soon be identifying and spotting all sorts of implements, and lithic debris - tools such as piercers, scrapers, flake knives - also chips, cores, and hammerstones. Believe me, if you live somewhere like Breckland, with a high lithic density - it almost becomes a curse, you cannot stop looking down and picking the darn things up for a closer look!
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