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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: SWYOR-FE54AA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint retouched flake of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. The tertiary flake is formed on opaque grey cherty flint with large light grey inclusions. It is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section with an irregular dorsal face. The flake is thin, but has short, semi-abrupt, parallel retouch on the left side. This was pressure flaked. The flake is 47.6mm long, 38.8mm wide and 6.6mm thick. 11g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47.6 mm
Width: 38.8 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 11 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1969 - Thursday 31st December 1970

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 677

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: Kirklees (Metropolitan District)
District: Kirklees (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Colne Valley (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE0416
Four figure Latitude: 53.64050016
Four figure longitude: -1.94097404
1:25K map: SE0416
1:10K map: SE01NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Verge

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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