LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-DD6874

Object type certainty: Certain

A lithic thumb scraper of Neolithic date designed to be held between your thumb and forefinger. It has been broken across the middle. The break is worn. The surviving object is therefore D-shaped, with a D-shaped section. The edges show signs of being worked. The dorsal surface is flat and the worked edge is fairly shallow. The striking platform and bulb of percussion have been removed, but the ripples of percussion can still be seen. The flint is a light whitish-grey colour with some lighter flaws. There is an area of cortex remaining within the tool.

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

Weight: 6.2 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: Craven
To be known as: Grassington

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 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: Monday 25th January 2010
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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