KENT-D6CA24: KENT-DCCA24 Mesolithic or Neolithic scraper

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: KENT-D6CA24

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Neolithic scraper knapped from dark brown-black flint. There is evidence of platform preporation on the butt end. There is a bulb of percussion on the ventral surface, but no impact ripples. The dorsal surface had impact ripples where previous flakes have been removed. There are semi-abrupt removals to form a curved distal end. It is 34.64mm long, 24.16mm wide and 7.99mm thick.

Class: Scraper

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 2500 BC
Date to: 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.64 mm
Width: 24.16 mm
Thickness: 7.99 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: Complete

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Current location: With finder

References cited

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Audit data

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

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