TR 26 NW 61 - Palaeolithic hand axe, Reculver

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Findspot record TR 26 NW 61 - Palaeolithic hand axe, Reculver

Summary

Palaeolithic hand axe (probably found at the beach), Reculver.

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Grid reference	TR 227 694 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet	TR26NW
Civil Parish	HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full Description

Palaeolithic handaxe in Ashmolean Museum, from Reculver (probably from beach), reported as "Early Acheulian hand axe" in museum report (1), additional reference (2) and site photographs (3-4). Possibly from J Evans' collecting visits in 1860s-1890s (5)

<1> Ashmolean Mus Rep 1952 28-9 (OS Card Reference). SKE37400.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 61 (Index). SWX11836.

<3> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11653.

<4> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11639.

<5> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, pp. 613, 616 (Monograph). SWX6573.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1>XY SKE37400 OS Card Reference: Ashmolean Mus Rep 1952 28-9. [Mapped feature: #50829 find, ]
<2> SWX11836 Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 61.
<3> SWX11653 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. TR2268/6. print.
<4> SWX11639 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. TR2168/1. print.
<5> SWX6573 Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. pp. 613, 616.