Record ID: YORYM-B4AFC1 - NEOLITHIC lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-B4AFC1

Object type certainty: Certain

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A small crudely formed, lithic implement, possibly just a waste flint flake. It has a shallow plano-convex section, one side has a slight ridge the other is flat. The flint is an irregular shape. It has been formed from a dark greyish-brown flint. The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, many flakes have been removed from the surfaces, including bulb scars. The retouch is shallow and basic. There is no cortex.

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 34 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 8.2 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
To be known as: Rainton

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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