Findspot record TR 15 NW 2625 - ?Palaeolithic flints at Cockering Farm, Canterbury

Summary

Possible Palaeolithic flints were excavated in 2021 at Cockering Farm, Canterbury.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1257 5625 (55m by 81m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish THANINGTON WITHOUT, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

Possible Palaeolithic flints were excavated in 2021 at Cockering Farm, Canterbury. The flints were associated with Pleistocene gravels and appear to be flakes from knapping waste. The flints are described as having transported by natural processes and redeposited, however, some of the artefacts may not have travelled far from their primary contexts.
It is suggested that the flint artefacts may be the first to be documented from "clear sedimentary contexts from this altitude to the immediate south of Canterbury" (from the original report, 1).


<1> Archaeology South-East, 2021, Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE55574.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2021. Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Geoarchaeological Evaluation at Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, 2021 (Ref: Site Code: CRF 21) (EKE22534)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 11:40AM