YORYM-D328D2: Neolithic : Lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-D328D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worked flint blade, which is Mesolithic in date. The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive and there is a large bulb scar. Multiple blades and bladelets have been removed from its surface. The flake has broken with a hinge fracture. It has been formed from a light grey flint, with lines of a darker material within the flint matrix. There is some crude and shallow retouch around the rounded end.

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.9 mm
Width: 13.9 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 0.79 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2008

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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 a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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