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Findspot record TQ 56 NW 74 - Tranchet axe/Me
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 523 684 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
TQ 523684. 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) [This may be the same axe as TQ 56 NW 73]
<1> KAR 27 1972 217 illus (D Broadfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE45284.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE45284 OS Card Reference: KAR 27 1972 217 illus (D Broadfoot). [Mapped feature: #47790 Find, ]
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2021 5:40PM