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Findspot record TQ 77 SW 96 - Three Palaeolithic handaxes from Lower Higham
Summary
Three Palaeolithic handaxes from Lower Higham, one of them from "Grain Pit", location of which isn't known.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7030 7360 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SW |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three handaxes from Lower Higham, one of them from "Grain Pit", location of which isn't known, listed by Roe (1). There was a complex of pits at Higham (now Lower Higham) in the late 19th and early 20th C, at c. TQ 703 736. Finds later included in SRPP (2).
<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 156 (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 5.4 (Monograph). SWX6569.
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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 3:46PM