Record ID: SWYOR-718FD8
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake, possibly a scraper, possibly of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age, 3300BC - 1000BC. The flint is of a dark reddish brown colour with small spots of patination. It is a secondary flake with possible short, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch to the proximal end. Cortex survives over half of the dorsal face. It is 42mm long, 28mm wide and 7.2mm thick. It weighs 9.9gm.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-707324
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date. The implement is a scraper formed from a secondary flake which is ovate in both plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with a prominent bulb of percussion and the striking platform still remains. Numerous irregular flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface and short, abrupt, stepped retouch is present along the edges. The flint is a dark grey colour. The implement is 22.5mm long, 20.5mm wide, 9.3mm thick and weighs 4.9g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.