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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: YORYM-3D2023
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A piece of lithic debitage of probable Neolithic date. The object is sub-triangular in plan and triangular in section. The ventral surface is smooth with ripples of percussion present while the dorsal surface has had large flakes removed from the surface
The flint is a mid blackish-grey colour with some large lighter inclusions. The implement is 34.8mm long, 28.4mm wide, 9.3mm thick and weighs 9.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.8 mm
Width: 28.4 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm
Weight: 9.4 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: Ulrome
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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