Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-C70211
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worked piece of flint flake, resembling the shape of a Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead, but the working is too crude to be an arrowhead. The flake has been bi-facially worked. The length of this artefact is more than twice the width and the sides are rounded and worked. The bulb of percussion and striking platform have both been removed, there is some evidence of retouch along the length of the flake. The flint is a light whitish-grey colour with some flaws and iron staining.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.9 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th April 2010
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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