KENT-8548BF: A knapped flint denticulate blade of probable Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date (c. 1000-401 BC).

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Unique ID: KENT-8548BF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A knapped flint denticulate blade of probable Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date (c. 1000-401 BC). The flint is a secondary flake and is brown in colour, with an area of cortex on the dorsal face. The sides taper to a point and have been shaped with short, scaled, abrupt and crossed retouch, creating a series of notches on both sides. The denticulate blade is 21.5 mm in length, 41.4 mm wide, 11.1 mm thick and weighs 9.8 g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 401 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.5 mm
Width: 41.4 mm
Thickness: 11.1 mm
Weight: 9.8 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: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Hackington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1561
Four figure Latitude: 51.30748853
Four figure longitude: 1.08328522
1:25K map: TR1561
1:10K map: TR16SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Fieldwalking.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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