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CORE
Unique ID: SWYOR-6A45EC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Mesolithic flint core dating from 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on mottled mid grey flint, with one face covered in cortex. It is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. Narrow blade removals have been taken off in at least three directions; from the cortex face, and from each short end. It is 24.8mm long, 18.1mm wide and 11.9mm thick. 7.95g.
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: 24.8 mm
Width: 18.1 mm
Thickness: 11.9 mm
Weight: 7.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2016 - Tuesday 31st May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2939
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bradford (Metropolitan District)
District: Bradford (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Oxenhope (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE0332
Four figure Latitude: 53.78431593
Four figure longitude: -1.95595012
1:25K map: SE0332
1:10K map: SE03SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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