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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: YORYM-756D95
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint disk scraper of Mesolithic date (9500-4500 BC). The lithic is sub-ovate in profile and is a secondary flake as there is a large amount of retained cortex across the dorsal surface. The dorsal surface contains one predominant negative scar situated at the proximal left hand side. The ventral surface is smooth and convex due to a bulb of percussion situated on the proximal edge. The distal, left and right hand edges contain semi-abrupt retouch and there is a notched aspect in the left hand edge.
The flint is a light cream/blue in colour. The cortex is a mid brown.
Class: Scraper
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9500 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.1 mm
Width: 16.56 mm
Thickness: 5.09 mm
Weight: 2.17 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)
Parish or ward: Ulrome (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1556
Four figure Latitude: 53.987259
Four figure longitude: -0.247594
1:25K map: TA1556
1:10K map: TA15NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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