Findspot record TQ 67 SW 493 - Flint findspot on footpath NU14, Gravesham, west of Gravesend

Summary

Site forms an area of footpath maintainence within the area of a Mesolithic/Neolithic scheduled monument.

Location

Grid reference TQ 61740 73613 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The site forms an area disturbed by the renovation of footpath facilities (fencing) that runs partly through the area of scheduled monument KE268a, a known Mesolithic/Neolithic site. Finds were discovered during a watching brief conducted from the 1st to the 10th of December 2008.

Finds constituted five worked flint flakes from the subsoil that are not chronologically diagnostic but which the authors assume to be later prehistoric. A further three flakes were recovered from within a colluvial layer. Any traces of 'working' were assumed to be as a result of natural damage. These are taken as evidence for general prehistoric activities in the area. However, no finds are assumed to be in-situ and are therefore not directly relatable to the nearby scheduled monument.

No prehistoric archaeology was discovered within the postholes. Sections through the postholes revealed post medieval debris (glass and ceramics) within the subsoil, along with rare chalk and natural flint inclusions.(1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Footpath NU14, Gravesham, Kent. Archaeological Watching brief Report (Unpublished document). SKE16083.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Footpath NU14, Gravesham, Kent. Archaeological Watching brief Report.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief on Footpath NU14, Gravesham (Ref: 70620.03) (EKE10410)

Record last edited

Apr 2 2019 2:24PM