Rights Holder: Kent County Council
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Unique ID: KENT-7BD809
Object type certainty: Possibly
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A possible irregular mesolithic flint bladelet or retouched flake, c.9000-4000BC.
Description: The blade is roughly square in plane with one edge still having cortex, the opposite edge having crushed, short scaled abrupt retouch intentional done to blunt the edge. There is low angle retouch along one of the remaining edges, the final edge has no working. The flint is very thin and a pale grey-white colour.
Measurements: 18.81mm long, 19.55mm wide, 2.84mm thick and 1.17g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.81 mm
Width: 19.55 mm
Thickness: 2.84 mm
Weight: 1.17 g
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TR3149
Four figure Latitude: 51.19350308
Four figure longitude: 1.3047073
1:25K map: TR3149
1:10K map: TR34NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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