TQ 86 NW 203 - A Palaeolithic Handaxe and 2 pieces of debitage found at Rainham

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Findspot record TQ 86 NW 203 - A Palaeolithic Handaxe and 2 pieces of debitage found at Rainham

Summary

A Palaeolithic Handaxe and 2 pieces of debitage.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 815 659 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	TQ86NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

Listed by Roe in various museums (British Museum, Dartford Museum and Geology Museum) (1), and then included in the Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project (2, 3). No info on their provenance or circumstances of recovery.

<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p171 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M 4.29 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<3> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 4.29 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p171.
<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]. M 4.29.
<3> SKE12023 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. M 4.29.