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MICROLITH
Unique ID: YORYM-D29F41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lithic implement of Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). Small awl like microlith with an abrupt point to the distal end created by an abrupt notch removed from the right hand side of the flint. The Ventral surface contains four negative scars and three arrises. The outer margin has fine retouch with the exception of the notched incision. The ventral surface contains a blub of percussion on the proximal edge.
The object is light brown with some cream inclusions throughout.
Similar examples can be found in Bond, C. (2004) pg 109, fig 5.93, no.159.
Length: 23.8mm, Width: 11.8mm, Thickness: 2.3mm, Weight: 0.8g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6300 BC
Date to: Circa 4300 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.8 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bempton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond, C. | 2005 | PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics | London | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | 109 | 5.93 |
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