Findspot record TQ 55 SE 38 - Seal, Broadhoath: finds of four Palaeolithic handaxes, circumstances of recovery unknown
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5700 5400 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[Scatter] Palaeolithic implements.(1) No further information.(2) The Harrison collection of flints has been largely dispersed, only a few selected examples being held by the Maidstone Museum. A MS catalogue of the collection, in the museum, lists the finds by period and place name, with no indication of type of implement or exact provenance. The siting given by authority 1 should be considered as only approximate.(2a)
2015 Volunteer Project suggested that TQ 55 SE 38 corresponds to NWK-6, No. 4,5 and 6 from the Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. (5)
There were two gravel pits in Broadhoath Wood in the 1930s (see 1938 OS mapping) to east of Bitchet Green, at NGR 557220 154215 and 557300 154105. The four handaxes are held in British Museum and were recorded by Roe in the 1960s (6), then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (5).
<1> Rec. 6" (E. Harrison, 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49085.
<2> Oral, Mr. L.R.A. Grove, B.A. FSA Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE47995.
<3> F1 CFW 23.7.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42719.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 38 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2855.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.4 (Monograph). SWX6569.
<6> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p173 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE49085 OS Card Reference: Rec. 6" (E. Harrison, 1928).
- <2> SKE47995 OS Card Reference: Oral, Mr. L.R.A. Grove, B.A. FSA Curator Maidstone Museum.
- <3> SKE42719 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23.7.64.
- <4> SKE2855 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 38 - July, 1964.
- <5> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK6.4.
- <6> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p173.
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
Sep 14 2022 1:24PM