Monument record TQ 57 SE 98 - Site of Neolithic Farmstead

Summary

A Neolithic farmstead was recorded, no evidence of features is given, with the silt deposits form the nearby lake site producing large numbers of fine flakes. Of note was a Amphibolite polished stone axe, not found in situ but recovered from an adjacent area. Animal bones found included oxen, sheep, pig, roe and red deer (No further details are given). Environmental evidence recovered from the former lake included hazel nuts, elder and raspberry seeds, a cherry stone, beech nuts and pollen of bracken, lime, hazel and elder. Nine radio-carbon dates were taken from the peat giving a date range of 5160-2280 BC (corrected to 6000-2960 BC).

Location

Grid reference TQ 554 721 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT

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Dept of the Environment, 1975, Archaeological Excavations (Unpublished document). SKE53734.

Department of the Environment, 1976, Archaeological excavations (Unpublished document). SKE53735.

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia., 1978/9, Continuation of: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Indexes: 1-30; (Article in serial). SKE53736.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994 Jan, A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX6767.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994 Jan, A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX6767.

Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1998, Neolithic and Iron Age sites at Darenth, Kent (Bibliographic reference). SKE13568.

Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1998, Neolithic and Iron Age sites at Darenth, Kent (Bibliographic reference). Ske13568.

<1> Edna Mynott, 1976, A Major Prehistoric Site Discovered at Darenth, Kent, p60 - 61 (Article in serial). SKE12019.

<2> Philp, B. J., 2002, Archaeology in the Front Line: 50 Years of Kent Rescue 1952 - 2002, p120 - 124 (Monograph). SKE11928.

<3> B. J. Philp, 1981, A Stone Axe From Darenth, vol 65 p102 - 103 (Article in serial). SKE12020.

<4> P.P.S. 44 1978 448 (B.Philp) (OS Card Reference). SKE48457.

<5> P.P.S. 45 1979 333 (B.Philp) (OS Card Reference). SKE48458.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1998. Neolithic and Iron Age sites at Darenth, Kent.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1998. Neolithic and Iron Age sites at Darenth, Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Dept of the Environment. 1975. Archaeological Excavations.
  • --- Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. 1976. Archaeological excavations.
  • --- Article in serial: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia.. 1978/9. Continuation of: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Indexes: 1-30;. Index 1-30.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994 Jan. A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994 Jan. A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment.
  • <1> Article in serial: Edna Mynott. 1976. A Major Prehistoric Site Discovered at Darenth, Kent. 43 p60-61. p60 - 61.
  • <2>XY Monograph: Philp, B. J.. 2002. Archaeology in the Front Line: 50 Years of Kent Rescue 1952 - 2002. p120 - 124. [Mapped feature: #72975 find, ]
  • <3> Article in serial: B. J. Philp. 1981. A Stone Axe From Darenth. No 65 p102-103. vol 65 p102 - 103.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: P.P.S. 44 1978 448 (B.Philp).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: P.P.S. 45 1979 333 (B.Philp).

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation of a Mesolithic and Neolithic Site (EKE8268)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation of Prehistoric Sites at Darenth (EKE8267)

Record last edited

Oct 25 2024 12:28PM