Monument record TQ 76 NW 49 - Palaeolithic occupation/activity site with abundant handaxes, in garden/scrub to the southwest of the entrance gate to Cuxton Rectory, Cuxton

Summary

Palaeolithic occupation/activity site with abundant handaxes, in garden/scrub to the southwest of the entrance gate to Cuxton Rectory, Cuxton. After various early finds in late 19th C and early 20th C, test pits dug by PJ Tester during 1962-1963 revealed a densely-packed spread of artefacts in fluvial terrace deposits between 1m and 1.5m below the ground surface.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 7107 6654 (80m by 58m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TQ76NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CUXTON, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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<1> Payne G, 1893, Collectanea Cantiana: or, Archaeological Researches in the Neighbourhood of Sittingbourne, and Other Parts of Kent. (Monograph). SKE51542.

<2> Payne G,, 1902, Researches and discoveries in Kent 1900-1901: Cuxton. (Article in serial). SKE51543.

<3> Tester, P.J, 1966, An Acheulian site at Cuxton (Article in serial). SKE13258.

<4> David Hicken Associates, 1995, Beam Engines Henwood Pumping Station (Unpublished document). SKE6570.

<5> Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G., 2007, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent) (Unpublished document). SKE29351.

<6> Cranshaw, S., 1983, Hand-axes and cleavers: selected English Acheulian industries (Monograph). SKE13241.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M 4.13 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<8> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 4.13 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

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  • <1> Monograph: Payne G. 1893. Collectanea Cantiana: or, Archaeological Researches in the Neighbourhood of Sittingbourne, and Other Parts of Kent..
  • <2> Article in serial: Payne G,. 1902. Researches and discoveries in Kent 1900-1901: Cuxton.. Archaeologia Cantiana 25: lxvii (& Figs 1-4)..
  • <3> Article in serial: Tester, P.J. 1966. An Acheulian site at Cuxton. Archaeologia Cantiana 80 (for 1965): 30-60. : .
  • <4> Unpublished document: David Hicken Associates. 1995. Beam Engines Henwood Pumping Station.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F., Bates M.R and Marshall G.. 2007. Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent).
  • <6> Monograph: Cranshaw, S.. 1983. Hand-axes and cleavers: selected English Acheulian industries. : .
  • <7> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M 4.13.
  • <8>XY 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 4.13. [Mapped feature: #296 finds, ]

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Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Intrusive Event: 15 ROCHESTER ROAD (Ref: EI 15192) (EKE4114)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: ER Swain flint collection from Rectory Garden, Cuxton; Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing collections (Ref: MVPP: CUX01) (EKE9512)
  • Intrusive Event: RECTORY GARDEN,ROCHESTER ROAD (Ref: EI 15191) (EKE4113)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Rectory, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: CUX03) (EKE9514)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

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Jul 27 2021 9:50PM