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MICROLITH
Unique ID: SWYOR-4888C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A flint microlith of Mesolithic date, about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on opaque, patinated white flint. It is triangular in plan and trapezoid in cross-section. There is long, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the left edge. It is 23mm long, 8.3mm wide and 3.8mm thick. 0.67g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 8.3 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th March 2015 - Sunday 8th March 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.
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