Findspot record TQ 76 NW 411 - Lower / middle palaeolithic handaxes from the Ranscombe area

Summary

Four lower / middle Palaeolithic handaxes have been recorded from the Ranscombe area though the circumstances are unknown, held at Rochester Museum.

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Grid reference TQ 7110 6770 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TQ76NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CUXTON, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

Documented by Roe (1), then included in the Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project (2, 3), and examined in 2005 for the Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project (4), when they were recorded as moderately well-abraded.


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 171 (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], M 5.5 (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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 5.5 (Unpublished document).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G., 2007, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent) (Unpublished document).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. p 171.
  • <2> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M 5.5.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. M 5.5.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G.. 2007.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).

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Ranscombe, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: RANS01) (EKE9562)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Jul 15 2025 11:47AM