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KNIFE

Unique ID: SWYOR-247B30

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn flint knife dating from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (2500 - 1500 BC). It is D shaped and formed on opaque poor quality flint. The straight edge has been deliberately formed, and there is retouch on the curved edge.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.86 mm
Width: 16.48 mm
Thickness: 7.12 mm
Weight: 4.27 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th September 2010 - Wednesday 14th September 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1595

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: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hooton Levitt (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5290
Four figure Latitude: 53.404267
Four figure longitude: -1.219313
1:25K map: SK5290
1:10K map: SK59SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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