Findspot record TQ 75 NE 1012 - Lower / middle Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from the Boxley area.

Summary

Lower / middle Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from the Boxley area, held by the British Museum

Location

Grid reference TQ 775 590 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Lower / middle Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from the Boxley area, held by the British Museum (Wellcome Collection, Burchell Collection, de Crawshay Collection, and Fenton Collection) (1, 2, 3). A "Sand Pit" near Cobtree Hall (TQ 74740 58410) may have been the source of some of the finds (2, p127). The finds were re-examined as part of the Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project in 2005 (4).


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p140 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M4.22 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M4.22 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<4> Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G., 2007, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent) (Unpublished document). SKE29351.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p140.
  • <2> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M4.22.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps]. M4.22.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G.. 2007. Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent).

Finds (53)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Boxley, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: BOX01) (EKE9499)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Boxley, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: BOX02) (EKE9500)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Boxley, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: BOX04) (EKE9502)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Jul 14 2025 3:21PM