TQ 57 SW 278 - Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from the general Wilmington area, Dartford

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Findspot record TQ 57 SW 278 - Palaeolithic handaxes and debitage from the general Wilmington area, Dartford

Summary

At least 40 handaxes, a few pieces of debitage and one possible Levallois flake are known from unspecific locations in the general Wilmington area, Dartford

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Grid reference	TQ 540 725 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	TQ57SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	WILMINGTON, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 125000 BC)

Full Description

At least 40 handaxes, a few pieces of debitage, and one possible Levallois flake are known from unspecific locations in the general Wilmington area, Dartford. The material was recorded by Roe (1), and then included in the SRPP (2). The main collections are held inthe Museum of London and at Maidstone Museum (1).

Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK 3.21 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 188 (Monograph). SWX6570.

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK 3.21.
<1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p 188.