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CORE

Unique ID: SUSS-2AB791

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Heavily worked bladelet core which has had multiple removals. The back is 90% covered by a thick layer of cortex apart from a few accidental breaks near the striking platform. There is a large flat striking platform and evidence of removal of multiple very small blades, all apparently from the same end with some damage from mis-strikes round the edge of the platform. It is 41.7mm long, 26.9mm wide, 16.2mm thick and weighs 20.41 grams. The flint is dark brown in colour. This is a well formed small core which has been extensively worked to remove as much material as possible. Other material in the vicinty includes some microliths as well as another core, small blades and flakes, some reworked into tools. In general the collection of material suggests a Mesolithic date (8300-3500 BC).

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.7 mm
Width: 26.9 mm
Thickness: 16.2 mm
Weight: 20.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th March 2009

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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: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Isle of Oxney

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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