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Summary

Kent's cavern. Southwest chamber near the north wall. Three implements found in the cave earth. A. Found in the first foot level. Of a dull light grey colour externally, black within. Trapezoid in form, almost a rectangle, with the corners rounded off. Worked to an edge along the entire margin. Probably used as a scraper. Found with animal teeth and bones. B. A white flint implement found in the first foot level, rudely sub-ovoid. Flat on one face, and from a point near the centre of the other face, unequally fined off to an edge all round the perimeter. C. Found with the teeth of hyena, fox and bear in the first foot level. Similar to b, elaborately chipped everywhere, flat on noe face and uniformly rounded on the other. In form a long, narrow, pointed, nearly symmetrical semi-ellipsoid.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010745: Kent's Cavern, Torquay

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316969.

Kent's cavern. Southwest chamber near the north wall. Three implements found in the cave earth. A. Found in the first foot level. Of a dull light grey colour externally, black within. Trapezoid in form, almost a rectangle, with the corners rounded off. Worked to an edge along the entire margin. Probably used as a scraper. Found with animal teeth and bones. B. A white flint implement found in the first foot level, rudely sub-ovoid. Flat on one face, and from a point near the centre of the other face, unequally fined off to an edge all round the perimeter. C. Found with the teeth of hyena, fox and bear in the first foot level. Similar to b, elaborately chipped everywhere, flat on noe face and uniformly rounded on the other. In form a long, narrow, pointed, nearly symmetrical semi-ellipsoid.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316970.

Pengelly, w. /16(1884)252-253/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316971.

Evans, j. /ancient stone implements/(1872)453,450,figs.394,393,390.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV3400 - TOOL (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded

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