Findspot record TQ 56 NE 221 - Ash, West Yoke and "Westyoke Farm": surface finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes

Summary

Ash, West Yoke and "Westyoke Farm": surface finds in late 19th century of several Palaeolithic handaxes

Location

Grid reference TQ 59335 65425 (point)
Map sheet TQ56NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ASH-CUM-RIDLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

Ash, West Yoke and "Westyoke Farm": surface finds in late 19th century of several Palaeolithic handaxes reported by Prestwich (1), and substantial collections in several museums recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2), espcially in British Museum and London Institute of Archaeology.

Findspot of 21 Lower Palaeolithic handaxes, one roughout, seven flakes, one Levellois flake and a retouched flake in Clay-with-flints geology.


<1> Prestwich J, , 1892, On the primitive characters of the flint implements of the Chalk plateau of Kent, with reference to the question of their Glacial or Pre-Glacial age. , p248 (Article in serial). ske55095.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p188 (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, . 1892. On the primitive characters of the flint implements of the Chalk plateau of Kent, with reference to the question of their Glacial or Pre-Glacial age. . Journal of the Anthropological Institute 21: 246-262. p248.
  • <2> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p188.
  • <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 3 2025 5:30PM