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BORER
Unique ID: LANCUM-58E110
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Black Pennines chert borer possibly Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic 6500-2900 BC. The chert is a dull black in colour with traces of the original white banding at the distal end. The surface reveals traces of weathering but this would be consistent with the original working of the weathered face for extraction. There are known sources of black chert in the South Pennines and this may well be naturally occurring around Boulsworth Hill and Thursden Valley. The length is 42mm, the width 30mm and the depth 16mm.
Class: chert
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 2900 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 19.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th October 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Pendle (District)
To be known as: Trawden
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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