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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 39 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Mesolithic perforated antler mattock, Cliffe Creek |
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Summary
Mesolithic perforated antler mattock, found during an excavation in 1863 at Cliffe Creek. Last known to be in Sunderland Museum. No further Mesolithic remains seen in this location during a 2005 coastal survey.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 709 770 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Finds
- MATTOCK (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
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[TQ 710 770] Cliffe Creek. Perforated antler mattock excavated by Blackhouse in 1863 at a depth of 15 feet. Find is in Sunderland Museum. (1) No further mesolithic remains seen in this location during the 2005 coastal survey (2)
<1> CBA Res Rep 20 Gaz of Me Sites in Eng and Wales 1977 147 (JJ Wymer) (OS Card Reference). SKE38882.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 20 Gaz of Me Sites in Eng and Wales 1977 147 (JJ Wymer). [Mapped feature: #25476 find, ] |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
