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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 84 SW 239 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age palstave axe and flints |
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Summary
Bronze Age palstave axe and flints.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8315 4325 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ84SW |
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| Parish: | HEADCORN, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Full description
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Assemblage of Bronze Age lithic implements found at various times via fieldwalking, in addition to a middle Bronze Age palstave axe. A contemporary settlement may lie somewhere in the vicinity. (1)
Palstave: length = 143mm, blade edge width = 55mm, weight = 283g. The blade edge shows signs of wear. (2)
<1> Neil Aldridge, 2005, Archaeological Notes from the Weald (Unpublished document). SKE16642.
<2> Neil Aldridge, 1995, A Middle Bronze Age Palstave From Headcorn (Article in serial). SKE16643.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Neil Aldridge. 2005. Archaeological Notes from the Weald. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Neil Aldridge. 1995. A Middle Bronze Age Palstave From Headcorn. Arch Cant 115, 460-462. |
