TQ 75 NW 962 - Palaeolithic handaxe from pit on west side of New Hythe Lane

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Findspot record TQ 75 NW 962 - Palaeolithic handaxe from pit on west side of New Hythe Lane

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe from pit on west side of New Hythe Lane, part of B Harrison collection, made in the late 19th C and early 20th C, held at Maidstone Museum

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Grid reference	TQ 7038 5926 (point) estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

Full Description

<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p167 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M4.10 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M4.10 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<4> Roe DA, 1981, The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain, p260 (Monograph). SKE29687.

<5> Tyldesley JA, 1987, The Bout Coupé Handaxe: a Typological Problem. British Series 170. BAR, Oxford., p66 (Bibliographic reference). SKE29688.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p167.
<2> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M4.10.
<3> SKE12023 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps]. M4.10.
<4> SKE29687 Monograph: Roe DA. 1981. The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain. p260.
<5> SKE29688 Bibliographic reference: Tyldesley JA. 1987. The Bout Coupé Handaxe: a Typological Problem. British Series 170. BAR, Oxford.. p66.

Finds (1)

HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: New Hythe Lane Pit (W), Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project: test pits (Ref: MVPP: NHL 05) (EKE16777)
Non-Intrusive Event: New Hythe Lane Pits, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: NHL02) (EKE9546)
Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

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Sep 24 2024 4:29PM