Findspot record TQ 76 NE 1324 - Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from Lower Lines, Chatham

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from Lower Lines, Chatham; held at the British Museum, mostly from collections made in the early 20th C by Burchell and Turner

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Grid reference TQ 7704 6926 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ76NE
County KENT
Civil Parish GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Material, which includes 5 handaxes and nearly 70 flakes, of which 12 may be secondarily worked, is mostly mod. to well-abraded. Listed by Roe (1), then included in the Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project (2, 3), and later examined for the Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project in 2005 (4).


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p145 (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], M 5.10 (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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 5.10 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<4> Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G., 2007, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent) (Unpublished document). SKE29351.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p145.
  • <2> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M 5.10.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. M 5.10.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G.. 2007. Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent).

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Lower Lines (the lines or Hippodrome Fields), Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: LL01) (EKE9537)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Lower Lines (the lines or Hippodrome Fields), Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: LL02) (EKE9538)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Lower Lines (the lines or Hippodrome Fields), Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: LL03) (EKE9539)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

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Feb 3 2021 3:46PM