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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: YORYM-3DDA43
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete ovate obliquely blunted discoidal Knife of late Mesolithic date 6500-3500BC. The lithic is a subtrianglar shape. The dorsal surface is composed of a main dorsal ridge created by the removal of a large flake on the right hand side of the distal edge, two other flaking scars with corresponding arrises to the proximal left and side of the dorsal surface. There is also a notched edge to the mesial portion on the left hand side. Some cortex remains on the proximal end and fine retouch is present along the left and right hand sides. The distal left hand edge has been obliquely blunted to create a distinctive edge which terminates in a point. The ventral surface is smooth and contains two flaking scars with corresponding arrises running diagonally from the proximal centre to the lower mesial portion. The ventral surface contains at the proximal end a striking platform and a bulb of percussion from which emanate cracking ripples.
The flint us a light brown to cream colour.
Length, 36.2mm, Thickness, 3.9mm, Weight, 3.3g.
Bond, pg 145, fig 5.131, no 21.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.2 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 3.3 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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 145 | 5.131 |
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