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BURIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-481C09
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint probable Burin of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. The burin is formed on a flake of orange flint which is partially patinated to white. It is sub-rectangular with an oblique distal end, and is sub-triangular in section. It has short, semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the distal end and a small area of short, low-angle, sub-parallel retouch on the left side from the ventral face. The burin is formed on the distal left corner with a removal from the ventral face, from the corner along the distal end. It is 28.8mm long, 13.5mm wide and 6.5mm thick. 2.15g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.8 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 2.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th May 2015 - Saturday 9th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2596
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: SE6417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64560257
Four figure longitude: -1.03333375
1:25K map: SE6417
1:10K map: SE61NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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