Findspot record TR 34 NW 334 - Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage scatter near West Cliffe church, Dover
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 34620 45200 (point) Accurate in Source |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Flint scatter found at TR 3462 4520 during field walking in 1995, to northwest of West Cliffe church with 6 complete Palaeolithic handaxes, 3 fragmentary handaxes and c. 200 struck flint debitage thought also to be Palaeolithic. More general scatter in this area includes Later Prehistoric flint artefacts. (1)
The site has been further investigated by Durham University with a programme of survey, trial trenching and small scale excavation taking place between 2002 and 2004. It is unpublished except for a paper on the luminescence dating of the sediment. (2)
<1> Parfitt K, Halliwell, G, 1996, More Palaeolithic discoveries in East Kent, p. 62 (Article in serial). SKE29752.
<2> Bailiff, I. K; Lewis, S. G; Drinkall, H. C and White M. J, 2013, Luminescence dating of sediments from a Palaeolithic site associated with a solution feature on the North Downs of Kent (Article in serial). SKE53504.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE29752 Article in serial: Parfitt K, Halliwell, G. 1996. More Palaeolithic discoveries in East Kent. Kent Archaeological Review 123: 58-64.. p. 62.
- <2> SKE53504 Article in serial: Bailiff, I. K; Lewis, S. G; Drinkall, H. C and White M. J. 2013. Luminescence dating of sediments from a Palaeolithic site associated with a solution feature on the North Downs of Kent. . Quaternary Geochronology 18:135-148..
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Record last edited
Sep 2 2020 10:45AM