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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: SWYOR-85EE36
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint, retouched flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date, about 9000 BC - 2200 BC. It is sub-rectangular in plan, and triangular in cross-section. It is formed on a tertiary flake of light grey coloured flint. There is short, sub-parallel, low angle retouch on the ventral face at the distal end. There are also previous removal scars on the dorsal face and left side, so the piece could eb a core rejuvenation flake. The flint is 10.5mm long, 16.3mm wide and 5.6mm thick. 0.79g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.5 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3120
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: 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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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