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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: SWYOR-B21379
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint retouched flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date, about 9000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on translucent tan coloured flint. It is ovoid, with a straight proximal end and a pointed distal end, with convex sides. The dorsal face is covered with previous removals. There is also sub-parallel, short, low-angle retouch on the middle of the left side, and abrupt, parallel, short retouch on the distal left side. There is also platform preperation and a bulbar scar. It is 19mm long, 11.9mm wide and 2.6mm thick. 0.47g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 11.9 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Thursday 8th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3277
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: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Airedale and Ferry Fryston (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4626
Four figure Latitude: 53.7283778
Four figure longitude: -1.30426553
1:25K map: SE4626
1:10K map: SE42NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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