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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 363 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Flints found capping two postholes east of Springhead |
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Summary
During an archaeological evaluation in 2003 five flints including a scraper and possible re touched flake were recovered overling a pair of postholes. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available informaiton)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 61910 72963 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- POST HOLE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- WORKED FLINT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
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During an archaeological evaluation in 2003 a scatter of flints was found in a layer which sealed two possible prehistoric postholes. Five worked flints were recovered in total including a scraper and a possible retouched flake.All originated from a colluvial subsoil overlying the post holes. (1)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Springhead Quarter Ebbsfleet, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE12271.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Springhead Quarter Ebbsfleet, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #19956 findspot, ] |
