Findspot record TQ 55 NW 700 - Seal, hill to the northwest of: Palaeolithic handaxes from ground-surface, late 19th C records

Summary

Seal, hill to the northwest of: late 19th C records of Palaeolithic handaxes from ground-surface

Location

Grid reference TQ 54170 57090 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NW
County KENT
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Late 19th C records of Palaeolithic handaxes from ground-surface of the hill to the northwest of Seal: "implements of high-level valley gravel type" from small gravel patch at c. 300flint OD (1), recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2).Findspot of Lower Palaeolithic implements possibly including a handaxe in Terrace 3 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. , p143 (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. p143.
  • <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 7 2025 10:51AM