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MICROLITH
Unique ID: SWYOR-6B88E8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A Mesolithic flint microlith dating from 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is a Group B geometric Rod Microlith. It is formed on opaque mottled dark grey flint and is rectangular in plan, and triangular in cross-section. It has short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch along the left side. It is 16.5mm long, 5mm wide and 2mm thick. 0.18g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.5 mm
Width: 5 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000 - Thursday 19th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2535
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: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Illingworth and Mixenden (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE0431
Four figure Latitude: 53.77532145
Four figure longitude: -1.94078589
1:25K map: SE0431
1:10K map: SE03SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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