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Findspot record TQ 67 SW 285 - Worked flint assemblage Springhead Evaluation, Gravesend, Kent
Summary
A small Mesolithic/Neolithic worked flint assemblage, comprising of a number of tools and a hammerstone collected from trenches across the evaluation. Location accurate to 20m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6166 7299 (319m by 411m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A small, mostly undiagnostic collection of worked flint from the 83 evaluation trenches. Three possible retouched pieces (from trial trenches 1168, 1183 and 1346), one hammerstone (TT 1329), one possible microburin (TT 1168), one bifacially worked core tool (TT 1173) and one single platform core ( TT1335) . The possible microburin, bifacially worked core tool and single platform core are likely to be mesolithic/neolithic [1].
Location accurate to 20m based on available information
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1997, Archaeological Evaluation at Springhead (ARC SPH95/STP 97), Kent, Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Environmental Statement Route Window 13. Final Fieldwork Report. (Unpublished document). SKE12218.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE12218 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Evaluation at Springhead (ARC SPH95/STP 97), Kent, Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Environmental Statement Route Window 13. Final Fieldwork Report..
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event Boundary: Evaluation work at Springhead, Gravesend, Kent. (Ref: 43501b) (EKE8528)
- Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample, excavation work and watching brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8575)
Record last edited
Jun 30 2022 1:41PM