Findspot record TQ 55 NE 266 - Seal, Fuller Street: surface-finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes

Summary

Seal, Fuller Street: surface-finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes in late 19th century

Location

Grid reference TQ 56160 56925 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NE
County KENT
Civil Parish SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Seal, Fuller Street: surface-finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes in late 19th century (1), then material held in Maidstone Museum and Natural History Museum recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2). TQ 560566 Findspot of two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes in Folkstone Beds geology. (3)


<1> Prestwich J, , 1891, On the age, formation, and successive drift-stages of the Darent; with remarks on the Palaeolithic implements of the district, and on the origin of the Chalk escarpment. , Plate VII (Article in serial). ske55094.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p173 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Prestwich J, . 1891. On the age, formation, and successive drift-stages of the Darent; with remarks on the Palaeolithic implements of the district, and on the origin of the Chalk escarpment. . Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 47: 126-163. Plate VII.
  • <2> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p173.
  • <3> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Jul 9 2025 1:15PM