LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-A13404

Object type certainty: Certain

A small Neolithic thumb scraper, designed to be held between your thumb and forefinger. The scraper has a shallow plano-convex section, with one rounded side and one convex. It has an overall lozenge shape. It has been formed from a dark reddish-bron flint. The bulb of percussion and striking platform are both present, but badly damaged. THe retouch is steep. Scrapers like this would have had many different functions in the Neolithic, as they were very useful tools, used for example for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposited from hinds and much more.

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: 28.8 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Weight: 4.6 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: Complete [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]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

References cited

No references cited so far.

QR barcode

QR code for this URL

If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.

Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment

Comment on this artefact's record

Data entered via this form is checked against the akismet service to recognise spam.

Enter your comments:
  • * This will not be displayed to the public.
  • * Not compulsory

    • The following HTML tags can be used - a,p,ul,li,em,strong,br,img,a - and paragraphs will be automatically created

    Audit data

    Created: Thursday 18th June 2009
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

    This page is available in: xml json csv pdf qrcode representations.

    Social Bookmarking: