LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-1DEFB6

Three waste worked flint flakes of Neolithic date.

1) Weight: 1.7g;   Length: 24.1mm.  The bulb of percussion and striking platform have been removed, but ripples of percussion and some retouch can be seen.

2) Weight: 4.9g;  Length: 37.6mm. The bulb of percussion, ripples of percussion and striking platform all survive.
 

3) Weight: 12.2g;  Length: 41.7mm. The bulb of percussion, ripples of percussion and striking platform all survive.

 

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 3

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: Ryedale
To be known as: Westow

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: Friday 1st January 2010

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 30th March 2010
    Updated: Tuesday 6th April 2010

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