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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: YORYM-FF36D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint notched flake of Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (10000-3500BC). The implement has been knapped from a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining and previous removal scars on the dorsal surface. There is a diffuse bulb of percussion indicative of the soft hammer technique. The ventral surface displays further peripheral flake removals although these are sporadic and most likely through post-depositional processes. At the left medial edge of the dorsal surface is a large notch, with short scaled semi-abrupt retouch within the notch and extending along the edge at the distal end.
Notched tools were created throughout the Mesolithic and into the Neolithic period. They were possibly used to manufacture and finely shape arrow shafts (Butler 2005, p.112).
The flint is an opaque light brown grey with occasional large white patches. The implement is 54.53mm in length, 24.13mm wide, 7.66mm thick and weighs 10.52g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.53 mm
Width: 24.13 mm
Thickness: 7.66 mm
Weight: 10.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th January 2016 - Wednesday 6th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04639
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: TA2071
Four figure Latitude: 54.12086813
Four figure longitude: -0.16545235
1:25K map: TA2071
1:10K map: TA27SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press |
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