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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SWYOR-6EC8C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A piece of flint debitage of probable Mesolithic date, 10,000 BC - 4000 BC. It is a tertiary flake formed on light grey flint, so thin as to be translucent. It is lozenge shape in plan with previous removal scars on the dorsal face. It is 16.9mm long, 14.2mm wide and 1.7mm thick. 0.27g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.9 mm
Width: 14.2 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS 3714
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: Kirklees (Metropolitan District)
District: Kirklees (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Colne Valley (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE0611
Four figure Latitude: 53.59554041
Four figure longitude: -1.91081822
1:25K map: SE0611
1:10K map: SE01SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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