KENT-E304D2: KENT-E30402. Sherd of late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pottery with flint inclusions.

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VESSEL

Unique ID: KENT-E304D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Sherd late Bronze Age or early Iron Age pottery. The fabric heavily contains flint inclusions, with each inclusion measuring up to 7.3mm. The surface of the sherd is blackened, while the body is black and red.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.85 mm
Width: 29.41 mm
Thickness: 19.2 mm
Weight: 33.38 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th July 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Secondary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Hand made

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dartford (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5569
Four figure Latitude: 51.398862
Four figure longitude: 0.226761
1:25K map: TQ5569
1:10K map: TQ56NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Allotment

References cited

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

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