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Findspot record MKE116314 - Seal, Bitchet: four Palaeolithic handaxes from unlocated site named as "East Bitchet"
Summary
Seal, Bitchet: four Palaeolithic handaxes from unlocated site named as "East Bitchet", first reported in the late 19th century by Spurrell
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 57000 54200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
Seal, Bitchet: four Palaeolithic handaxes from unlocated site named as "East Bitchet", first reported in the late 19th century by Spurrell (1), then recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2) - held in British Museum. Finds from Seal, in the field to east of Lower Bitchet may equate with this locality - see KHCP3_M_28
<1> Spurrell FCJ, , 1883, Palaeolithic implements found in West Kent. , p95 (Article in serial). ske32204.
<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p140 (Monograph). SWX6570.
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Record last edited
Oct 6 2022 10:31AM