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Monument details

Summary

During the East Kent Access Route excavations an elongated tree throw was discovered containing a significant concentration of Early Neolithic struck flint, almost certainly deposited there by in-situ knapping. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• LITHIC WORKING SITE? (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 5000 BC to 3001 BC)
• TREE THROW (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)

Associated Finds

• ASSEMBLAGE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)

Full description

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During the East Kent Access Route excavations an elongated tree throw lay to the south east of the northern patch of soil. A cluster of struck Bullhead flint was present in the southern end of the feature and consisted of 550 pieces of flaking waste and 367 pieces of micro debitage, also in mint condition and evidently in situ knapping waste for probable early Neolithic date. The upper part of the assemblage looks to have been truncated by ploughing. There was a large quantity of broken material and very few re touched pieces, and cores were also under represented. This further confirms the industrial nature of the assemblage (information summarised from source) (1-2)

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.

<2> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.

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