Record ID: KENT-639F24
Object type: PIERCER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Lithic piercer or borer-like instrument made on a waste flake. The piercer is probably of late Mesolithic or early Neolithic date due to the quantity of blades and blade cores present at the same find spot. The distal end has been retouched in one direction to form a point which would have been used for piercing. It is a type of borer used for less heavy duty work. The flint is unpatinated and has some post-depositional damage due to agricultural activity (chipped edges). The dimensions are 57.31mm long, 29.8mm wide, 13.7mm thick and it weighs 23.29 grams.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.