Findspot record TQ 67 SW 1808 - Mesolithic flints from A2 site B

Summary

A range of residual mesolithic flint was found in the central and western parts of site B of the A2 widening scheme excavations. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6338 7147 (0m by 1m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

A range of residual mesolithic flint was found in the central and western parts of site B of the A2 widening scheme excavations. This flint included a rod microlith in a pit, a narrow blade, a single platform pyramidal core of bullhead flint and a probable tranchet axe or adze fragment. Several blades and blade like flakes, as well as micro-burins, were recovered from a scatter of probably middle Neolithic material (1)

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Strip and sample of areas B and C along the A2 Pepperhill to Cobham widening scheme. (Ref: OXA/ARC/000/30044) (EKE9835)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2022 5:33PM