SWYOR-3645A2: Flint knife of Unknown date

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KNIFE

Unique ID: SWYOR-3645A2

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint knife of broad Mesolithic/Neolithic date (9000 - 2200 BC). The flint is brown in colour and is opaque but translucent at the thinner edges. There is no patination. It is a secondary flake with some cortex remaining on the dorsal face. It is sub-rectangular in plan and trapezoid in cross-section. There is short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt, retouch to part of both sides. The flint is 48.7mm long x 19mm wide x 6.6mm thick and weighs 6.9g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48.7 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 6.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th August 2014 - Monday 11th August 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2418

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: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6518
Four figure Latitude: 53.65446638
Four figure longitude: -1.01800022
1:25K map: SE6518
1:10K map: SE61NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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