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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: KENT-0D76A3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Prehistoric waste flake, probably Mesolithic or Neolithic in date. Made from dark to medium grey flint with 5% cortex surviving on the surface.

Notes:

Image: left of central row.

Class: Waste flake

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 56.3 mm
Thickness: 18.2 mm
Weight: 62.66 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003

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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: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1260
Four figure Latitude: 51.299634
Four figure longitude: 1.039715
1:25K map: TR1260
1:10K map: TR16SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Churchyard

References cited

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

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