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CORE
Unique ID: KENT-7B057B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint core of probable Mesolithic date c.8000-4000BC.
Description: The core is very roughly conical.. The striking has very minor conchoidal fractures, which indicates use of soft hammer technology. The removals appear to be quite small and vary in size and direction There is a concave side which may relate to an area of lower quality flint with inclusions and faults which may be why the core was abandoned or broke away from a larger core. The flint is heavily mottled grey colour except for the patch of poorer quality white matrix..
Measurements: 46.87mm high. 37.41mm wide, 27.99mm high and 43.02g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.87 mm
Height: 27.99 mm
Width: 37.41 mm
Weight: 43.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th May 2018
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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)
Parish or ward: Wingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2359
Four figure Latitude: 51.28645736
Four figure longitude: 1.1966269
1:25K map: TR2359
1:10K map: TR25NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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