KENT-D5DA13: KENT-D5DA13 Mesolithic Blade (Front)

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: KENT-D5DA13

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete Mesolithic blade knapped from light brown flint. The blade has been snapped, removing the distal end. The proximal end has some evidence of platform preporation, and there are some bulbar scars. There is no bulb of percussion. Impact ripples run along the length of the blade. The dorsal surface has two parallel ridges along its length. There is a scar towards the proximal end where a previous flake was not completely removed from the surface. The edges have been semi-retouched with abrupt removals. The surviving section of blade is 40.7mm long, 39.99mm wide and 4.84mm thick.

Class: Blade

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: 40.7 mm
Width: 39.99 mm
Thickness: 4.84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th October 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Tonbridge and Malling (District)
Parish or ward: Addington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ6559
Four figure Latitude: 51.306204
Four figure longitude: 0.365752
1:25K map: TQ6559
1:10K map: TQ65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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