Findspot record TQ 67 SE 379 - Worked flint scatter, Hever Court Road, Gravesend

Summary

A small quantity of worked flint was recovered during the excavation phase of the project, mainly residual in later contexts, "but a few – those from SMS Contexts (02) and (48) - are associated with prehistoric flint-tempered sherds". Some flints were also found during the evaluation on the same site.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6517 7083 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A small quantity of worked flint was recovered during the excavation phase of the project, mainly residual in later contexts, "but a few – those from SMS Contexts (02) and (48) - are associated with prehistoric flint-tempered sherds". (1)

Some flints were also found during the evaluation on the same site.

"CONTEXT : 3 Trench 5
1 worked flint (weight : 38gms)
Comment : Battered semi-cortical nodule, land source, unpatinated grey flint, re-worked and used as a crude broad side-scraper
Likely context date : Later Prehistoric, mid second-earlier first millennium BC probably

CONTEXT : 3 Trench 6
1 worked flint (weight : 39gms)
Comment : Re-worked naturally broken semi-cortical nodule, grey land flint – utilised as crude side scraper

CONTEXT : 18 Trench 7
1 worked flint (weight : 19gms)
1 fragment burnt flint (weight : 5gms)
Comment : Flint = cortical flake, patinated glauconitic pebble flint, naturally broken; burnt flint = small
fragment. BOTH DISCARDED

CONTEXT : 24 Trench 9
1 worked flint (weight : 10gms)
Comment : Flint = Semi-cortical flake, unpatinated grey flint, trimmed on one side, notched on other, ? used asa spokeshave

CONTEXT : 30 Trench 6
Flint : 1 (weight : 12gms)
Comment : Flake, unpatinated grey flint - utilised

CONTEXT : 33 Trench 1
1 worked flint (weight : 2gms)
Comment : Semi-cortical flake, glauconitic grey flint, waste" (2)


<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2010, Archaeological Excavation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31874.

<2> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2010, Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31852.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2010. Archaeological Excavation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2010. Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent (Ref: HCR-EV-10) (EKE15662)
  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Excavation on Land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent (Ref: HCR-EX-10) (EKE15667)
  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological post-excavation report on land at Hever Court Road, Gravesend, Kent (Ref: HCR-EX-10) (EKE15684)

Record last edited

Nov 30 2016 11:28AM