TR 16 NE 12 - Neolithic axe found near Herne Bay pier-head

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Findspot record TR 16 NE 12 - Neolithic axe found near Herne Bay pier-head

Summary

Part of a Neolithic flint axe found near Herne Bay pier in or before 1960. The item is now in the Royal Museum, Canterbury.

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Grid reference	TR 172 683 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR16NE
Civil Parish	HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

TR 173683: On exhibition in the Royal Museum, Canterbury, Acc. No. RM 7796, is part of a Ne. rough flint axe found near Herne Bay pier-head. It was acquired for the Museum in 1960 but no details of the circumstances of finding or its exact provenance are known (1). Additional references (2,3, 4) and for context with other Neolithic finds see (5).

<1> Inventory Book Royal Mus Canterbury (OS Card Reference). SKE44499.

<2> F1 CFW 23.09.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42716.

<3> Field report for monument TR 16 NE 12 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5520.

<4> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<5> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 12 (Index). SWX11836.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SKE44499 OS Card Reference: Inventory Book Royal Mus Canterbury.
<2>XY SKE42716 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23.09.63. [Mapped feature: #44121 Find, ]
<3> SKE5520 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NE 12 - September, 1963.
<4> SWX9353 Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent.
<5> SWX11836 Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 12.