41. A Palaeolithic flint tool found in West Sedgemoor is the earliest indication of human presence on the Somerset Levels. 42. Archaeologists have found of Alibates flint in the area that was used as a quarry for shaping flint tools . 43. Archaeological finds, including flint tools at Swallow Vale Farm, indicate the presence of early settlements in Swallow. 44. Badarian flint tools continued to develop into sharper and more shapely blades, and the first faience was developed. 45. Cushrush seems to have been dwelt since the Mesolithic period as many microlithic flint tools have been found there. 46. According to GM s website, at Flint Tool and Die there are 228 hourly and 25 salaried workers. 47. Flint tools found at the location were generally in a brown or grey, some showing a white patina.48. Among the flint tools is a knife scraper 11 centimeters ( 4.4 inches ) long, Czastka said. 49. The villages had ceramic vessels and wood, bone, antler, stone and flint tools as well as textiles. 50. These early peoples made Acheulean flint tools ( hand axes ) and hunted the large native mammals of the period.
