TR 14 SE 4 - Standardhill Farm, Elham (field to west of): surface-finds of Palaeolithic handaxes and other artefacts

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Findspot record TR 14 SE 4 - Standardhill Farm, Elham (field to west of): surface-finds of Palaeolithic handaxes and other artefacts

Summary

Five Palaeolithic handaxes, a flake-tool, and a Levallois flake were found on the surface of a ploughed field on the south-west side of Standardhill Farm, 0.75 miles east of Elham Church, as reported by Tester

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Grid reference	TR 188 436 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR14SE
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	ELHAM, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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<1> Tester, P. J., 1953, Surface Palaeoliths from Standardhill Farm, Near Elham, Arch Cant 65 1953 85-9 illust (PJ Tester) (Article in serial). SKE7948.

<2> F1 CFW 17-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42606.

<3> Wardale, C., 1963, Field report for monument TR 14 SE 4 - April, 1963 (Unpublished document). SKE5408.

<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 151 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], p 143, S3.3 & S3.4 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<6> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], S3.3 & S3.4 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SKE7948 Article in serial: Tester, P. J.. 1953. Surface Palaeoliths from Standardhill Farm, Near Elham. Vol.LXV p85-9 illust. Arch Cant 65 1953 85-9 illust (PJ Tester).
<2>XY SKE42606 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 17-APR-63. [Mapped feature: #42526 Find, ]
<3> SKE5408 Unpublished document: Wardale, C.. 1963. Field report for monument TR 14 SE 4 - April, 1963.
<4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p 151.
<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]. p 143, S3.3 & S3.4.
<6> SKE12023 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. S3.3 & S3.4.

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Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2023 1:54PM