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FABRICATOR
Unique ID: YORYM-98C77B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete flint fabricator of Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age date (9000-1500 BC). The lithic is sub-ovate in profile and is concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface has been invasively flaked in an irregular scaled pattern along the right hand side, and parallel along the left hand side. A minor amount of cortex is retained along the left hand proximal edge. All edges contain fine, semi-abrupt retouch with the exception of the proximal edge which has been blunted with abrupt and steep angled flaking. The ventral surface is invasively parallel flaked and is predominantly flat. The lithic is a secondary flake.
The flint is a light grey in colour with cream and dark grey inclusions throughout.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.8 mm
Width: 24.15 mm
Thickness: 15.27 mm
Weight: 27.91 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.
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