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Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley
The Burnet
The Burnet is an area situated within Shorne Woods Country Park. Test pits dug in the area have produced a number of Mesolthic flints. Trevor produced a short guide to flints found at the site: Earlier digs produced the following: … Continue reading
Ranscombe Farm
At Ranscombe Farm, on the Plantlife Nature Reserve, there is a Mesolithic site that has produced a number of struck flints. This site was discovered by Dave May, a volunteer with the Nature Reserve. More details on these finds in the … Continue reading
Randall Manor tile archive
An enormous amount of tile was recovered during 10 years of excavation at Randall Manor. Storage space is always a concern when managing an archaeological dig and it was decided that some of the tile had to be discarded. Before this … Continue reading
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Enigmatic lead flask from Randall Manor
A number of spectacular finds have been discovered during years of community archaeology excavation at the site of Randall Manor. In 2011, at the end of the excavation season, a metal detector sweep revealed the non-ferrous signal of complete lead … Continue reading
Important Mesolithic sites for North West Kent
Mesolithic sites in Kent are less well understood than sites from other prehistoric periods therefore evidence of two substantial sites is important for our understanding. The first is in Shorne Woods Country park, where two Lottery-funded archaeology projects have been … Continue reading
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Tagged artefacts, mesolithic, ranscombe farm, shorne woods country park
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