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Blade : Mesolithic
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York Museums Trust, Ellie Cox, 2013-08-20 12:17:41
Title
Blade : Mesolithic
Description
English: A complete flint blade/knife of Mesolithic-Neolithic date (10,000-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-linear in profile. The dorsal surface is convex with five predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. The proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted, the left and right hand edges have minor amounts of semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly concave with minor flake removal along the right hand edge and evidence of hinged flake removal at the distal end.

The flint is a light buff colour with cream inclusions throughout.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 10000 BC and 2350 BC
Accession number
FindID: 572821
Old ref: YORYM-A329B6
Filename: LH0033.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/437087
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/437087/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/572821
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Object location54° 09′ 55.8″ N, 0° 59′ 26.4″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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