Record ID: PUBLIC-F4EB28
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A human worked piece of flint derived from a small round section beach pebble. It has been strongly but quite slowly heated by fire to an orangey red colour with dark red remaining cortex. Only a thin but complete circumference of this is left as both ends of the pebble are missing. This may have been mostly from spalling but it is possible that some pecking also removed the hackly and brittle internally crazed flint. The less even end is slightly concave and although the surface is hackly it has been smoothed at its edges where it meets the cortex. It has a small 2mm square shiny bla…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as '5 Hoath Close', grid reference and parish protected.