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Monument record TR 36 SE 828 - Pit/solution hollow containing mesolithic flintwork assemblage, Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate
Summary
During an archaeological investigation on land at Court Stair Country Club, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent, the earliest feature investigated on the site was the pit-like feature containing an asseblage of worked/struck flint which represented all stages of the manufacturing process. The assemblage was identified with a high degree of confidence as of Early Mesolithic date as it contained 29 microliths, sixteen of which being of the systematic blade-base technology characteristic of that period. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3662 6419 (2m by 3m) |
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Map sheet | TR36SE |
Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Kent Archaeological Projects, 2019, Archaeological Assessment Report: Land at Court Stair Country Club, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE57254.
<2> Pete Knowles and Tim Allen, 2020, A Rare Kentish Example of a Very Early Post-Glacial Flint Knapping Site at Court Stairs, Ramsgate (Unpublished document). SKE57257.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE57254 Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Projects. 2019. Archaeological Assessment Report: Land at Court Stair Country Club, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent.
- <2> SKE57257 Unpublished document: Pete Knowles and Tim Allen. 2020. A Rare Kentish Example of a Very Early Post-Glacial Flint Knapping Site at Court Stairs, Ramsgate.
Finds (10)
- DEBITAGE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- BLADE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- NOTCH (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- BURIN (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- BACKED BLADELET (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- CORE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological Strip Map and Sample Excavation on Land at Court Stair Country Club, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Ref: CSR-EX-20) (EKE24025)
- Event Boundary: Archaeological Strip Map and Sample Excavation on Land at Court Stair Country Club, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Ref: CSR-EX-20) (EKE24023)
Record last edited
Nov 7 2024 2:17PM