YORYM-B509B6: Mesolithic to Neolithic : Lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-B509B6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A utilised flint blade, which is Mesolithic to Neolithic in date. The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, with ripples of percussion also evident. Multiple blades and bladelets have been removed from its surface. It has been formed from a light greyish-brown flint.

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 3.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Rainton

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

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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