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Findspot record TQ 56 NW 73 - Mesolithic Tranchet Axe
Summary
A Mesolithic tranchet axe and a few worked flakes were found on the surface in a market garden in Swanley.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 509 679 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
Mesolithic tranchet axe found on the surface in a market garden in Swanley as well as a few worked flakes. The axe is 4ins long in grey white flint with a small white cortex in two places. It appears to have been broken off, but it might have been truncated by frequent sharpening. It has the typical wide flake beds and is of triangular section with a consequent median ridge. The final cutting edge has apparently been formed with some difficulty and there seems to have been several attempts to produce a very crude concave bed on one side. (1)
<1> CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz Me & Upper Pa sites in Eng & W 159 (J J Wymer) (OS Card Reference). SKE38820.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE38820 OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz Me & Upper Pa sites in Eng & W 159 (J J Wymer). [Mapped feature: #47779 finds, ]
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2021 5:33PM