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Monument details

Summary

A small assemblage of redeposited worked flint was recovered during fieldwork at Cobham golf course. The technology suggests a mesolithic or early neolithic date and suggests activity in the area. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)

Associated Finds

• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)

Full description

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A small assemblage of redeposited worked flint was recovered during fieldwork at Cobham golf course. Two blades and two blade-like removal flakes were recovered from colluvial deposits . The only other material in this context is a flake from an opposed platform core which, combined with the blade material suggests a Mesolithic or early Neolithic date. The remainder of the assemblage from undated, unstratified and modern contexts also includes one chip, seven pieces of irregular waste and one rejuvenation flake suggesting the presence of knapping. A blade from an opposed platform core is of particular note and is likely to be Mesolithic or early Neolithic. Although this piece came from unstratified topsoil it is indicative of early prehistoric activity in the vicinity. (1)

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The prehistoric and post-medieval landscapes at Cobham Golf Course, Cobham, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17912.

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