Record ID: SWYOR-C63788
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group B geometric flint microlith, a triangular microlith, dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of patinated white flint. The proximal end is pointed and one long edge has short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 14.3mm long, 5.3mm wide and 1.7mm thick. It is less than 0.1g.
Created on: Friday 16th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C62A97
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group B geometric flint microlith, a triangular microlith, dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of mottled light grey flint. The distal end is pointed and one long edge has short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 10.3mm long, 4.4mm wide and 2.2mm thick. It is less than 0.1g.
Created on: Friday 16th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C61DA7
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group B geometric flint microlith, a rod microlith, dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of patinated light grey flint. The distal end is pointed and the right edge has short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 13.2mm long, 3.4mm wide and 1.9mm thick. It is less than 0.1g.
Created on: Friday 16th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C60EA4
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group B geometric flint microlith, a rod microlith, dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of grey flint. The distal end is snapped and the left edge has short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 13.6mm long, 3mm wide and 2mm thick. It is less than 0.1g.
Created on: Friday 16th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-885189
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Beaker period to the Middle Bronze Age, 2400 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on partially patinated yellow grey flint. It is invasively and bifacially worked, with covering scaled low angle retouch. The notches are wide and rounded. One barb is missing. The other is curved and has a rounded end. The tang is shorter than the barb. The arrowhead is 29mm long, 28.9mm wide and 6mm thick. 3.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-882E70
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint debitage blade, probably dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is a tertiary blade of mottled brown and grey cherty flint. It is a pointed oval in plan, and it has previous removal scars on the dorsal face. There is no retouch, but there is a little edge damage. It is 28mm long, 12.6mm wide and 5.5mm thick. 1.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-881AD1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core, probably dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a secondary chunk of mottled light grey flint. It has a rectangular striking platform and is triangular in profile, with a large inclusion in one end face. The single striking platform has signs of platform dressing, and produced narrow blades, mainly parallel to each other. It is 19.4mm long, 32mm wide and 13.6mm thick. 10.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-87FDC9
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core, probably dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary chunk of dark grey to black cherty flint. It is conical with one striking platform, producing parallel narrow blades. It is 20.6mm long, 17mm wide and 15.7mm thick. 5.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-87E2AE
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper, probably dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a secondary flake of mottled grey flint, with cortex on the proximal end dorsal face, and patination on the left face. The distal end is an oblique hinged terminaltion, and the striking platform has been removed by subsequent working.  There is short, abrupt, scaled retouch on all sides except the distal end forming a rounded scraper. It is 16.4mm long, 13.7mm wide and 4.9mm thick. 1.1g. Though most thumbnail scrapers are from the Beaker period, Leahy (2014) notes that le…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-87BBF0
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint geometric microlith dating from the Late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of patinated white flint. There is short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on one long side and one end is snapped. It is 9.6mm long, 3mm wide and 0.8mm thick. It weighs less than 0.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-87A4A7
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint geometric microlith dating from the Late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of translucent grey flint. It is a crescent microlith. There is short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on all sides. It is 11.9mm long, 3.4mm wide and 2mm thick. It weighs less than 0.1g. 
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-873B6D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert debitage blade probably dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is a tertiary blade of opaque and speckled yellow grey chert. The distal end is snapped and there is a double dorsal arris. It is rectagular in plan and there is no retouch. It is 22.9mm long, 12.3mm wide and 2.8mm thick. 0.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-871B5B
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary chunk of opaque and patinated light grey flint. It is conical, with one platform producing parallel narrow blades. It is 24.7mm long, 19.7mm wide and 16mm thick. 8.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-870422
Object type: BORER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint borer probably dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of semi-translucent light grey flint with large white inclusions. It has a double dorsal ridge and tapers towards the distal end. the distal end is also worked with flaking to form a point. There are removals across the tip on the ventral face, and abrupt retouch on the left side of the distal end. There is no other retouch. It is 53.7mm long, 16.3mm wide and 4.7mm thick. 3.9g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-8685A0
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint debitage blade dating from the Mesolithic, 10000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of semi-translucent dark grey flint. The distal end is a hinged termination and it has a double dorsal arris. There is no retouch. It is 45.4mm long, 17.2mm wide and 5mm thick. 4.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-8666FB
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group B geometric flint microlith, a rod microlith, dating from the late Mesolithic, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of opaque dark grey flint. The distal end is snapped and the right edge has short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 13mm long, 4mm wide and 1.8mm thick. It weighs less than 0.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-89E1A5
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith of Mesolithic date, about 10,000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of patinated white flint. The surviving part is pointed and snapped at one end. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on one long edge. It is 22.4mm long, 6.6mm wide and 1.6mm thick. It is less than 0.1g.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-89D262
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith of Mesolithic date, about 10,000 BC - 8000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of mottled yellow grey flint. It is a Group A microlith, and is crescent shaped in plan. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch both edges at the proximal end. It is 44mm long, 11.6mm wide and 3.7mm thick. 1.6g.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-89C28B
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert microlith of Mesolithic date, about 10,000 BC - 8000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade of black chert. It is a Group A microlith, and is elliptical in plan. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on the right side. It is 31.2mm long, 9.6mm wide and 3.1mm thick. 0.8g.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-89B24B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint debitage pieces, one blade and one flake of Mesolithic to Neolithic date, about 10,000 BC - 2200 BC. The larger piece is a tertiary blade of translucent yellow grey flint, wider at the distal end. There is no retouch. 41.7mm long, 16mm wide and 5mm thick. 1.9g. The smaller piece is a rounded flake of similar flint with blotchy white inclusions. It is covered in previous removal scars but does not have any retouch. It is 18.1mm long, 21.7mm wide and 5.8mm thick. 1.8g.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2022
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