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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: KENT-BE0961
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lithic tool uncertain date, possibly heat affected and also utilised as a hammer stone. Likely upper Paleolithic (c.40000-11000) or Neolithic-Early Bronze age date (c. 4000 BC - 1000 BC).
Description: The tool is roughly ovoid with a heavy cortex area in the centre of one side. The base has had flaking away from the centre leaving an apex point at the centre and the entire flint triangle in cross-section. The bifacial working can be described as invasive to covering, scaled and semi-abrupt. Parts of the flint have been heat affected and then battered likely indicating the object's subsequent use as a hammerstone.
Measurements: 70.75mm long, 55.15mm wide, 31.4mm thick and 104.59g in weight
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 40000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 70.75 mm
Width: 55.15 mm
Thickness: 31.4 mm
Weight: 104.59 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: Dover (District)
To be known as: Nonington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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