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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: PUBLIC-29E2CE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A tertiary flake of probable late Mesolithic date, 7000 - 4000 BC. The flake is cream in colour, sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in section.

There is a large striking platform at the proximal end, and a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral face, with ripples of percussion emanating from it. There is long, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on the left mesal of the dorsal face, forming a side scraper.

Length: 40.2mm, width: 34.0mm and thickness: 10.9mm. Weight: 15.0gm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.2 mm
Width: 34 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm
Weight: 15 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th August 2018

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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: Cottam (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9767
Four figure Latitude: 54.0897776
Four figure longitude: -0.51849661
1:25K map: SE9767
1:10K map: SE96NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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