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Findspot record TQ 56 SE 16 - Plaxdale Green: surface-find of Palaeolithic handaxe
Summary
Palaeolithic implements of uncertain type, as well as items described as eoliths, found by Benjamin Harrison at Plaxdale Green. The eoliths almost certainly represent naturally-flaked or worn flints rather than genuine artefacts.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5975 6135 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | STANSTED, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 59756153] Area of eolithic finds. (1) Notes by Benjamin Harrison on the finding of eoliths and Paleoliths atPlaxdale Green. (2) No field action. (3) One Palaeolithic handaxe recorded by Roe in the 1960s (5) in collection of London Institute of Archaeology.
<1> Rec 6" (E R Harrison, 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49033.
<2> Harrison of Ightam 1928 146 219 250 281 381 (E R Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE43696.
<3> F1 AC 01.08.60 (OS Card Reference). SKE41739.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 56 SE 16 - August, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2956.
<5> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p137 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE49033 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E R Harrison, 1928).
- <2> SKE43696 OS Card Reference: Harrison of Ightam 1928 146 219 250 281 381 (E R Harrison).
- <3> SKE41739 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 01.08.60.
- <4> SKE2956 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SE 16 - August, 1960.
- <5> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p137.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 23 2024 9:26AM