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BLADE
Unique ID: KENT-7A38E3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Paleolithic straight-backed blade. The blade is pointed in plan with a slight curve abd in profile is straight, The dorsal surface has a double ridge running along the flake and the sides are worn. The ventral surface is smooth with an apparant bulb of percussion. The colour is light brown and it is not opaque. The object is 44 mm long, 16 mm wide & 6 mm thick. It weighs 5 grams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 5 g
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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)
Parish or ward: Great Chart with Singleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9740
Four figure Latitude: 51.125398
Four figure longitude: 0.813857
1:25K map: TQ9740
1:10K map: TQ94SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press |
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