Findspot record TQ 56 NW 80 - Wested, general area: surface-finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 51700 66800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CROCKENHILL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 5166, sited to place name only]. Diminutive hand axe, 2.2 inches long, without its point from Wested. White and bluish patina with slight iron moulding; crusted on rather thick butt. (1) Paleolithic implements found at Wested and near Farningham Fort on thewest side of the Darent valley. (2) TQ 5166 Findspot of a Lower Palaeolithic handaxe in an area of Chalk or Clay-with-flints geology. (3-4)
Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites (Monograph). SWX6570.
<1> PPSEA 2 1914-18 109 fig 7 (H Dewey) (OS Card Reference). SKE48620.
<2> PPSEA 3 1918-22 268 (H Dewey) (OS Card Reference). SKE48625.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.
<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p187 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355.
- <1> SKE48620 OS Card Reference: PPSEA 2 1914-18 109 fig 7 (H Dewey).
- <2> SKE48625 OS Card Reference: PPSEA 3 1918-22 268 (H Dewey).
- <3> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].
- <4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p187.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2024 3:12PM