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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-3ED4F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but unfinished axehead of probable Neolithic date. The axehead is ovate in plan, being narrower at the butt end than the cutting edge and is sub-rectangular in section. The right edge tapers smoothly from the ventral and dorsal surface to join in a sharp pointed edge while the left edge has not been so heavily worked and the two surfaces are joined by a wide right angled edge. Numerous flakes of differing sizes have been removed from the surface during the shaping process however large patches of cortex remaining suggest the shaping process was not completed, this is supported by the steep left hand edge. The butt end is largely smooth with much of the cortex remaining and the cutting edge is curved though broken and chipped.
The flint is a mid whitish-grey colour and has lighter inclusions. The axehead is 192mm long, 76.8mm wide, 36.2mm thick and weighs 629g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 192 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 36.2 mm
Weight: 629 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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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