Findspot record TQ 96 SE 67 - Struck flints and flakes, Peete field, Teynham

Summary

Evidence of Neolithic flint-working was found on the east side of the valley at Peete Field, Teynham. This consisted of twenty-three struck flints and eight flint flakes. The flakes had been removed from the flint cores by the use of soft hammers. Five of the flakes were blade-like in shape. Pot-boilers were also found, indicating that there would have been hearths in the area.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9720 6340 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ96SE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish TEYNHAM, SWALE, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Swale Archaeological Survey Interim Report, Teynham Parish, Nov. 1996 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 1996, Interim Report Teynham District Neolithic, Roman and Medieval Sites (Unpublished document). SWX7156.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Swale Archaeological Survey Interim Report, Teynham Parish, Nov. 1996.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 1996. Interim Report Teynham District Neolithic, Roman and Medieval Sites.

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Record last edited

Dec 5 2007 11:47AM