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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: YORYM-384236
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint microlith of Mesolithic date 8300-3500 BC. The lithic is sub-triangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. Some fine retouch is present on the right hand side with cortex remaining on the left hand edge. The proximal end is abruptly blunted while the distal end terminates in a rough point, also abruptly blunted. The ventral surface is smooth cracking ripples running from the distal to proximal ends.
The flint is a light brownish orange with black inclusions throughout, the cortex is a cream colour.
Length: 36.8mm. Width: 25.7mm. Thickness: 4.6mm. Weight: 4.1g.
Bond, Pg 119, Fig, 5.103, No, 3.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.8 mm
Width: 25.7 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 4.1 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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond, C. | 2005 | PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics | London | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | 119 | 5.103 |
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