Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

A large number of Early Neolithic worked flints and sherds of pottery were found in a tree throw. Location accurate to 2m based on available information

Monument Types

• TREE THROW (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)

Associated Finds

• DAUB (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• ROUGHOUT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• SHERD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)

Full description

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In 2007/8 Wessex Archaeology carried out a programme of works. A large tree throw contained a concentration of Early Neolithic material. The finds included two leaf-shaped arrowheads and two roughouts of the same, as well as a fragment of a polished axe. The limited amount of microdebitage indicated that the material had been collected up and dumped into the hollow. A fragment of daub with wattle impressions suggests nearby occupation with structures. An additional leaf-shaped arrowhead was found in a later feature. (1)

Location accurate to 2m based on available information

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design (Unpublished document). SKE17943.

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