YORYM-A13404: Neolithic : Lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: YORYM-A13404

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A small Neolithic thumb scraper, designed to be held between your thumb and forefinger. The scraper has a shallow plano-convex section, with one rounded side and one convex. It has an overall lozenge shape. It has been formed from a dark reddish-bron flint. The bulb of percussion and striking platform are both present, but badly damaged. THe retouch is steep. Scrapers like this would have had many different functions in the Neolithic, as they were very useful tools, used for example for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposited from hinds and much more.

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.8 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Weight: 4.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009

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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: 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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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