Monument record TR 16 SE 246 - Sturry, Homersham's East Pit - numerous Palaeolithic handaxe finds reported
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 176 608 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TR16SE |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | STURRY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Reported by Dewey & Smith (1) as the most prolific pit in Sturry for Palaeolithic finds, although Roe (2) only found one handaxe from the site, in the British Museum collection. Site later included in the Southern Rivers Project (3, 4)
Francis Wenban-Smith noted during the Stour Basin Palaeolithic project: "Some confusion about location of "Homersham's East Pit"; Dewey & Smith initially (p. 118) describe it as between Ashenden's west and east pits, but later (p. 132) state that it is immediately to east of their west pit. Only one handaxe known for sure from this pit, but was "the most prolific" according to Dewey & Smith"
<1> Dewey H, Smith RA, 1925, Flints from the Sturry gravels, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE29699.
<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p178 (Monograph). SWX6570.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S4 (Monograph). SWX6569.
<4> 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Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], S4 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE29699 Article in serial: Dewey H, Smith RA. 1925. Flints from the Sturry gravels, Kent.. Kent. Archaeologia 74: 117-136.
- <2> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p178.
- <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]. S4.
- <4> SKE12023 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. S4.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)
Record last edited
Feb 3 2021 3:37PM