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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: SWYOR-4EB227
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint retouched flake of possibly Neolithic date (4000 BC - 2200 BC). It is a flake formed on dark grey flint, and is a rough quadrilateral in plan, the proximal end being narrower. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on the proximal end, and possible retouch on all the other edges, but this could also be edge damage. The three faces on the dorsal face are very flat, not appearing to have any visible direction of striking ripples, and the distal end is concave, being a previous removal scar. The removals on the distal end are restricted to the corners between the dorsal and distal end, and the distal and ventral face. The flake is 30.4mm long, 21.6mm wide and 7mm thick. 5.5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.4 mm
Width: 21.6 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th December 2018 - Thursday 14th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3360
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: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wath (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4400
Four figure Latitude: 53.49487141
Four figure longitude: -1.33823934
1:25K map: SE4400
1:10K map: SE40SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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