Findspot record TQ 57 SW 430 - Finds of three Palaeolithic handaxes

Summary

Hextable, grounds of Horticultural Institute: finds of three Palaeolithic handaxes, circumstances of discovery unknown

Location

Grid reference TQ 51800 70300 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SW
Civil Parish HEXTABLE, SEVENOAKS, KENT
County KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

4 Paleo. Handaxes counted by F. Wenban-Smith. [1]
This record covers three handaxes, one of the original four now (as of the 2022 Palaeolithic HER review) having its own separate record (MKE960). Material from the locality was recorded by Roe in the 1960s (2). Then (3) one of them was described as being a twisted ovate, and one as a white-patinated bout coupé. Locality then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (1) based on these earlier reports.


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK 3.25 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p156 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<3> Roe DA, 1981, The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain, p260 (Monograph). ske29687.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK 3.25.
  • <2> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p156.
  • <3> Monograph: Roe DA. 1981. The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain. p260.

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

Jul 4 2025 2:13PM