Findspot record TQ 65 NE 6 - West Malling, general area: one Palaeolithic handaxe (presumed surface-find)

Summary

A Palaeolithic flint was found at an unspecified site. It is possibly held at Maidstone Museum where it is included in the MS catalogue of E R Harrisons collection of flints (1928). The location given is approximate.

Location

Grid reference TQ 46475 54750 (point)
Map sheet TQ45SE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

TQ 67345719) Site of palaeolithic find (1) The Harrison collection of flints has been largely dispersed, only a few selected examples being held by the Maidstone Museum. A MS catalogue of the collection, in the museum, lists the finds by period and place name, with no indication of type of implement or exact provenance. The siting given by authority 1 should be considered as anly approximate. (2)

One Palaeolithic handaxe from West Malling in Maidstone Museum recorded by Roe in the 1960s (5), then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (6)


<1> Rec 6" (E R Harrison 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49030.

<2> Oral: Mr L R A Grove, BA FSA, Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE48065.

<3> F1 ASP 25.06.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42274.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 6 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3291.

<5> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p187 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M4.20 (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E R Harrison 1928).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Oral: Mr L R A Grove, BA FSA, Curator Maidstone Museum.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25.06.59.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 6 - June, 1959.
  • <5> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p187.
  • <6> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M4.20.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2022 12:25PM