Findspot record TQ 97 SW 143 - Mesolithic Thames Pick, Power Station Road, Halfway, Sheppey
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 9323 7337 (1m by 0m) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TQ97SW |
Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 1997/8 Canterbury Archaeological Trust carried out an evaluation and a watching brief on groundworks. There was a subsequent strip, map and sample excavation in the first half of 1998. The work was subsequently taken over by the Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust from late 1998 until early 1999. The final phase of work on the site was conducted by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in 1999.
A Mesolithic Thames Pick was found during the strip of Road 2 on the site. Findspot is approximate. (1-2)
<1> Kent County Council, 2008, Collated Summary Reports from the phases of archaeological fieldwork undertaken in connection with a: Residential development at Power Station Road, Isle of Sheppey in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE24349.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Power Station Road, Halfway, Sheppey: General Interim Report on Fieldwork to 4th June 1998 (Unpublished document). SKE24351.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE24349 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2008. Collated Summary Reports from the phases of archaeological fieldwork undertaken in connection with a: Residential development at Power Station Road, Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
- <2> SKE24351 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Power Station Road, Halfway, Sheppey: General Interim Report on Fieldwork to 4th June 1998.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 1 2013 3:26PM