File:Awl , Mesolithc (FindID 527309).jpg

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Awl : Mesolithc
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York Museums Trust, Ellie Cox, 2012-10-31 16:11:57
Title
Awl : Mesolithc
Description
English: A complete flint awl of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The awl is sub-spatulate in profile with a single spur projecting from the distal edge. The dorsal surface has been roughly flaked however an extremely minor amount of cortex is retained on the spur and there is some rough retouch to the left and right hand edges. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly convex due to a bulb of percussion at the proximal end over which is a single deep negative scar.

The flint is a mid grey in colour with cream inculcations through out, the cortex is a mid brown in colour.

Length: 34.10mm
Width: 25.97mm
Thickness: 6.71mm
Weight: 4.62g
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 9500 BC and 4300 BC
Accession number
FindID: 527309
Old ref: YORYM-130148
Filename: FC0008.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/402176
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/402176/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/527309
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Object location54° 16′ 14.88″ N, 0° 37′ 14.13″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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