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ANIMAL REMAINS
Unique ID: SWYOR-D4F3F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A tooth, probably a fox canine, which appears to have a zig zag line incised on the root where it meets the tooth. The double chevron looks like a W. Images of other fox teeth do sometimes show naturally occuring grooves, but none appear to have evenly spaced zigzag lines which appear to have been made by human agency. The tooth is also worn and smooth, perhaps suggesting it has been curated.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 11.7 mm
Thickness: 5.18 mm
Weight: 1.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2327
Materials and construction
Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64560257
Four figure longitude: -1.03333375
1:25K map: SE6417
1:10K map: SE61NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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