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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 27 SE 7 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Flint flakes, Birchington foreshore, thought to be Palaeolithic |
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Summary
Flint flakes, Birchington foreshore, thought to be Palaeolithic
| Grid Reference: | TR 29 70 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR27SE |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
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Flint flakes found on Birchington foreshore, in collection of Whitstable/Herne Bay Museums, are thought to be Palaeolithic (1) although they could be Later Prehistoric. The precise date of discovery or exact location of these finds is uncertain.
<1> Whitstable and Herne Bay Museums, Catalogue of accessions, H1114 (Index). SWX9398.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Whitstable and Herne Bay Museums. Catalogue of accessions. H1114. |
