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MICROLITH
Unique ID: SWYOR-D019F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A group of four flint microliths dating from the Early Mesolithic period. They are formed on broad flakes of translucent grey flint with some mottling.
The longest is 36.38mm long, 10.76mm wide, 3.46mm thick, 1.34g. It has fine retouch from the dorsal face along both sides. There are long removals on the dorsal face. The next longest is 31.46mm long, 13.03mm wide and 3.84mm thick. 1.64g. The slightly tan coloured flitn has very fine retouch along both sides. The proximal end is rounded. The next is 29.84mm long, 12.84mm wide and 3.9mm thick. 1.7g. The distal end is snapped and the prioximal end is roudned, there is neat retouch along the left side and sporadic retouch along the right edge. The shortest microlith is 25.5mm long, 15.25mm wide and 5.42mm thick. 1.98g. There is evidence of platform preparation, uneven retouch on the left side, removals from the distal end, neat retouch on the right side of the distal end adn on the proxinal end of the right side, and less tidy retouch, perhaps from the ventral face on the distal end of the right side.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 5000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th December 2011 - Wednesday 25th January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1738
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Brampton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8380
Four figure Latitude: 53.310445
Four figure longitude: -0.755748
1:25K map: SK8380
1:10K map: SK88SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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