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BORER
Unique ID: KENT-8C7CA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete flint borer of late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age date (c. 1000 BC - 1BC).
Description: The borer is sub-triangular in plan with a low flaked dorsal face and rounded convex ventral face. Much of the flaking seems incidental and not finely executed. There is limited short scaled semi abrupt retouch creating the boring point opposite the flat edge with cortex still adhering. The flint is heavily mottled dark through to light grey with some blue white where it is recorticating. The long flat edge has light brown cortex still adhering to it.
Measurements: 38.57mm long, 41.02mm wide, 14.3mm thick and 21.03g in weight.
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.57 mm
Width: 41.02 mm
Thickness: 14.3 mm
Weight: 21.03 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: Goodnestone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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