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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: SWYOR-6A91F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Three flint flakes, debitage or waste material from flint working, of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. They are formed on mid- to light-grey tertiary flint with no evidence of retouch. They measure:

1: 26.8mm long, 17.8mm wide and 5.7mm thick. 1.87g.

2: 24mm long, 14.7mm wide and 3.5mm thick. 1.1g.

3: 23.5mm long, 16.7mm wide and 4.8mm thick. 1.53g.

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: 3

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Wednesday 25th November 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2782

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: Heptonstall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD9431
Four figure Latitude: 53.77530004
Four figure longitude: -2.09252181
1:25K map: SD9431
1:10K map: SD93SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Standing water

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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