Monument record TR 35 SW 459 - Finglesham, Marley Lane - Palaeolithic handaxe recovered from brickearth

Summary

Finglesham, Marley Lane - Palaeolithic handaxe recovered in situ from brickearth

Location

Grid reference TR 3336 5350 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TR35SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish NORTHBOURNE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

One large well-made and bluntly-pointed sub-cordate Lower Palaeolithic handaxe with rounded tip and thicker partly-worked butt, in very fresh condition and unpatinated apart from a few small patched of faint blueish-white patina on one face, and made of Bullhead Bed flint, found in March 1991 30-50 cm from g-surface by Mr J Walford when digging hole to plant tree. Mentioned by Halliwell 1992 (1), Halliwell and Parfitt 1993 (2) and included in the Southern Rivers Project (3, 4)


<1> Halliwell G, 1992, Another Palaeolithic hand-axe from Finglesham (Article in serial). SKE29871.

<2> Halliwell, G. & Parfitt, K, 1993, Non-river gravel Lower and Middle Palaeolithic discoveries in East Kent, p88 (Article in serial). SKE29751.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-6.18, p151 (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Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], S6 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Article in serial: Halliwell G. 1992. Another Palaeolithic hand-axe from Finglesham. Kent Archaeological Review 107: 155-158..
  • <2> Article in serial: Halliwell, G. & Parfitt, K. 1993. Non-river gravel Lower and Middle Palaeolithic discoveries in East Kent. Kent Archaeological Review 114: 80-89.. p88.
  • <3> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-6.18, p151.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. S6.

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 3:41PM