Findspot record TQ 55 NE 272 - Seal/Ightham, Stonepit/Stonepits: surface finds of numerous Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 56960 57010 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55NE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
Seal/Ightham, Stonepit/Stonepits: surface finds of numerous Palaeolithic handaxes in late 19th century, reported by Prestwich (1, 2) and listed by Evans (3). Substantial collections in British Museum, Maidstone Museum and Ashmolean recorded by Roe in the 1960s (4).
<1> Prestwich, J., 1889, On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age, p285 (Article in serial). SKE31330.
<2> 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.
<3> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p608 (Monograph). SWX6573.
<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p173 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE31330 Article in serial: Prestwich, J.. 1889. On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age. Vol 45, 270 - 297. p285.
- <2> SKE55094 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.
- <3> SWX6573 Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p608.
- <4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p173.
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 3:47PM