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Findspot record TQ 86 NW 17 - Neolithic/early Bronze Age implements, Copperhouse Marshes, Gillingham
Summary
Neolithic/early Bronze Age implements found in a submerged forest peat bed to the south of Copperhouse Marshes. The finds include some very fine arrowheads, side, end and thumb scrapers and two flint saws.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 804 693 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ86NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'From the 'submerged forest' peat bed, which is exposed at low tide in the area south of Copperhouse Marshes ... Messrs. G. Baker and F. T. Mercer have collected much Neolithic, or E.B.A. material, including some very fine arrowheads', side-, end- and thumb scrapers and two flint saws. (1)
<1> Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 50 (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE49296.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE49296 OS Card Reference: Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 50 (J H Evans). [Mapped feature: #30089 find, ]
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2021 12:19PM