LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-53E248

Object type certainty: Certain

A waste flint flake dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The stiking platform and bulb of percussion both survive, with ripple of percussion visible. Multiple flakes have been removed from the surface. The colour is light brownish-yellow.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 31.1 mm
Width: 16.6 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 1.3 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: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Near Everingham

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 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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    Created: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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