SWYOR-04B28D: Oyster shell fragment of unknown date

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OYSTER SHELL

Unique ID: SWYOR-04B28D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of white oyster shell of unknown date. The inner face is iridescent. It is 26.1mm long, 10.2mm wide and 1.7mm thick. 0.57g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.1 mm
Width: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th September 2014 - Wednesday 24th September 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2448

Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Ripponden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE0418
Four figure Latitude: 53.65847651
Four figure longitude: -1.94094904
1:25K map: SE0418
1:10K map: SE01NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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