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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: YORYM-0799F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Flint working debitage, bladed, A complete knapped lithic implement of probable Mesolithic date, circa 7000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a microlith which is an elongated oval in plan and triangular in section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain and the ventral surface is smooth. The dorsal surface is irregular with numerous flakes of varying sizes having been removed. A patch of cortext is retained along the left edge.

The flint is a light greyish-white colour. The implement is 33.5mm long, 10.6mm wide, 3.1mm thick and weighs 1.2g.

Class: Blade

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Width: 10.6 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 1.2 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: Bempton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA1872
Four figure Latitude: 54.13031344
Four figure longitude: -0.19564586
1:25K map: TA1872
1:10K map: TA17SE
Grid reference source: From finder
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: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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