File:Blade , Mesolithic (FindID 522575).jpg

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Blade : Mesolithic
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York Museums Trust, Ellie Cox, 2012-09-28 15:41:27
Title
Blade : Mesolithic
Description
English: A complete flint microlith of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises and there is retained cortex along the left hand edge. There is semi-abrupt retouch to the distal and right hand edges and a slightly notched facet, also in the right hand edge. The ventral surface is predominantly smooth with shallow ripples of percussion running towards the proximal end and one negative scar also at the proximal end.

The flint is a light grey with cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a cream in colour.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 9500 BC and 4300 BC
Accession number
FindID: 522575
Old ref: YORYM-5B2FA1
Filename: SM0214.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/398549
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/398549/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/522575
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