Bronze Age Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst's Decorated axe was lost for 3,500 years

This page is to give those interested a chance to see a few Bronze age artifacts found in the Kent parish of  Hawkhurst, So far consisting of two Bronze age axes & a Bronze age spearhead. They take the known human history of Hawkhurst back 3,500 years.

The Spear Head

This was the first bronze age artifact to be found in Hawkhurst. This would have originally been much longer, only the last 5cm have survived. Though badly corroded a small amount of the original surface can still be seen.

Its 5cm long & 2cm wide.

Dated by Maidstone Museum to 1200-900 B.c