TQ 76 SE 15 - Two late Bronze Age gold bracelets, Dargett's Wood, Waldersdale, Chatham

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Findspot record TQ 76 SE 15 - Two late Bronze Age gold bracelets, Dargett's Wood, Waldersdale, Chatham

Summary

Two late Bronze Age gold bracelets found together in a lump of clay at Dargett's Wood, Walderslade. One bracelet has trumpet-shaped ends whilst the other has wedge-shaped with small circle decoration. This second bracelet was also decorated with a band of 12 incised circles enclosed within a strap. The present whereabouts of these artefacts is uncertain.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7669 6282 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76SE
Civil Parish	ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County	KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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<1> Daily Telegraph 7.8.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE39578.

<2> Inf Mr DB Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Mus (See pamphlet box) (OS Card Reference). SKE44339.

<3> Arch Cant 80 1965 283 plate (OS Card Reference). SKE35698.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 15 - August, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4156.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SKE39578 OS Card Reference: Daily Telegraph 7.8.65.
<2> SKE44339 OS Card Reference: Inf Mr DB Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Mus (See pamphlet box).
<3>XY SKE35698 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 1965 283 plate. [Mapped feature: #23936 find, ]
<4> SKE4156 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 15 - August, 1965.