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Findspot record TQ 64 SW 13 - Mesolithic or Neolithic scraper, Old Sand Pit, Chalket Lane, Pembury

Summary

A prehistoric flint scraper was found in 1961 at the Old Sand Pit in Pembury. The scraper was dated to the Mesolithic or Neolithic. Now held in Maidstone Museum.

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Grid reference	TQ 6248 4055 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ64SW
County	KENT
District	TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish	PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

Me/Ne scraper found 1961 by M J Hill, 36c Lansdown Road, Tunbridge Wells in the old sand pit at Pembury. Find-site indicated by finder on Maidstone Museum 6" at TQ 62484056. Find now in Maidstone Museum (a). (1)

<1> Maidstone Museum Arch 6" (D Kelly Arch Asst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46402.

<2> F1 CFW 12-NOV-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE42552.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 13 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3283.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE46402 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch 6" (D Kelly Arch Asst).
<2> SKE42552 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 12-NOV-69.
<3>XY SKE3283 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 13 - November, 1969. [Mapped feature: #11895 find, ]