Findspot record TR 26 NW 1214 - Chislet, two handaxe finds from general area

Summary

Chislet, two handaxe finds from general area, uncertain provenance

Location

Grid reference TR 2 6 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TR26NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CHISLET, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Roe (1, p145) noted a handaxe from Chislet in the British Museum, and one from Highstead, in Chislet parish, in Herne Bay Museum (1, p156), but no further info on them or their provenance. Evans (2, p617) mentions several gravel pits in vicinity of Chislet where Palaeolithic finds might be expected, amongst which those at Wear Farm, NGR 622430 165040, where rich palaeo-environmental remains were found (2, p620-621) (3). Included within the Southern Rivers Project (4, 5)


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain (Monograph). SWX6573.

<3> Bridgland, D.R., Keen, D.H., Schreve, D.C. & White, M.J., 1998, Quaternary drainage of the Kentish Stour (Article in monograph). SKE29855.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-7.7, p152 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<5> 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Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], S7 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355.
  • <2> Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain.
  • <3> Article in monograph: Bridgland, D.R., Keen, D.H., Schreve, D.C. & White, M.J.. 1998. Quaternary drainage of the Kentish Stour.
  • <4> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-7.7, p152.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. S7.

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 3:42PM