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Findspot record TQ 65 NW 355 - Offham, Comp Rise: one Palaeolithic handaxe, circumstances of recovery unknown
Summary
Offham, Comp Rise: one Palaeolithic handaxe in the British Museum, circumstances of recovery unknown.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 62970 57000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ65NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | PLATT, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
Offham, Comp Rise: one Palaeolithic handaxe held in British Museum and recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2). Circumstances of recovery and exact findspot location unknown, but locality corresponds well with Benjamin Harrison's report of Palaeolithic artefacts having been found "on the divide at 400flint in the Comp area" (1).
<1> Harrison, ER, 1928, Harrison of Ightham. , p306 (Monograph). SKE55068.
<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p169 (Monograph). SWX6570.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 4:08PM