Rights Holder: Kent County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
DENTICULATE
Unique ID: KENT-8243C8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, light grey with yellow to white sections.. Elongated shape with retouch on both side edges to creat serration. Tertiary flake. Retouch: short, scaled, semi abrupt.
The object is 88.0mm long, 46.8mm wide, 18.1mm thick and weighs 73.9 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 1 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 88 mm
Width: 46.8 mm
Thickness: 18.1 mm
Weight: 73.9 g
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
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: Reculver (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2169
Four figure Latitude: 51.37701569
Four figure longitude: 1.17419129
1:25K map: TR2169
1:10K map: TR26NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: KENT-81FF82
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, dark grey with some pale grey to white sections.. Elongated shape wi…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: KENT-49F7BF
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, mid to dark grey in colour. Elongated shape with retouch on both sid…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: KENT-8DCDE3
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint is a mid to dark grey in colour. Elongated shape with retouch on both…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618