KENT-D86F71: Lamberhurst: Six Mesolithic microliths

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: KENT-D86F71

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Mesolithic microlith knapped from dark grey flint. Both edges have abrupt and semi-abrupt removals, and the tip has been retouched to a point. Previous flakes have been removed from the surface of the microlith, and there is some scaring and impact ripples towards the proximal end. The bulb of percussion has been removed through retouch. The microlith is 25mm long, 11.04mm across at the widest point and has a maximum thickness of 3.69. It weighs 1.01 grams.

Notes:

This microlith is third from the left on the attached photograph.

Class: Microlith

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 6500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 11.04 mm
Thickness: 3.69 mm
Weight: 1.01 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1960 - Monday 1st January 1990

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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: TQ6736
Four figure Latitude: 51.098987
Four figure longitude: 0.383724
1:25K map: TQ6736
1:10K map: TQ63NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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