KENT-B12028: KENT-B119D0: Group of three Mesolithic waste flakes

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: KENT-B12028

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Mesolithic waste flake knapped from cream-grey flint. A light brown cortex survives on 30% of the surface, and previous flakes have been removed from the exposed flint. The flake is 38.25mm long, 19.43mm wide, 4.02mm thick and weighs 2.76 grams.

Notes:

This flake is in the centre of the photograph.

Class: Waste flake

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38.25 mm
Width: 19.43 mm
Thickness: 4.02 mm
Weight: 2.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1960 - Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Tunbridge Wells (District)
Parish or ward: Lamberhurst (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ6636
Four figure Latitude: 51.099277
Four figure longitude: 0.369455
1:25K map: TQ6636
1:10K map: TQ63NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Woodland

References cited

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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