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Mesolithic flint microlith
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2004.4H/40
Find Information
Site Name: Ogof-yr-Ychen, Caldey Island
Grid Reference: SS 1468 9691
Collection Method: excavation
Notes: Ogof-yr-Ychen Chamber 3 at least 3 feet deep Individual A level. in bone layer (clay) This microlith gives some idea of the date of skeleton A found almost 3 feet deep in Chamber 3 "The Abyss". Is the skeleton a Mesolithic cave burial? A radiocarbon date is required on skeleton A. Ogof-yr-Ychen. M.D. 27/10/81
Acquisition
donation, 2000
Measurements
length / mm:33.3
width / mm:6.6
thickness / mm:2.3
weight / g:0.4
Material
Flint
Location
In store
Categories
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