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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SWYOR-4352DB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint debitage blade of Mesolithic date, about 10000 - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flint blade of grey flint with imperfections running along the centre. It is sub-rectangular in plan with an oblique distal and is trapezoid in cross-section. It is 17.9mm long, 12.1mm wide and 3.6mm 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 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.9 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th June 2016 - Friday 24th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3004
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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