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Findspot record TQ 73 SE 204 - Hawkhurst: Palaeolithic handaxe found in garden of "The Clearing"
Summary
Hawkhurst: Palaeolithic handaxe found in garden of "The Clearing"
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 75800 30500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ73SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HAWKHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found by Mr Ridley in a garden at Hawkhurst at 69 metres ordnance datum. The objects were found at the junction of Tunbridge Wells Sand and Wadhurst Clay geology., listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s based on records in Maidstone Museum (1)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1994, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3 — The Sussex Raised Beaches and the Bristol Avon. Wessex Archaeology, Salisbury. [Vol. I - text], p55 (Unpublished document). ske55104.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE55104 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1994. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3 — The Sussex Raised Beaches and the Bristol Avon. Wessex Archaeology, Salisbury. [Vol. I - text]. p55.
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
Aug 15 2025 11:32AM