TQ 75 NW 191 - Very numerous Palaeolithic finds (mostly handaxes, but also Levallois flakes, flake-tools and debitage) from pit on east side of New Hythe Lane

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Findspot record TQ 75 NW 191 - Very numerous Palaeolithic finds (mostly handaxes, but also Levallois flakes, flake-tools and debitage) from pit on east side of New Hythe Lane

Summary

Very numerous Palaeolithic finds (mostly handaxes, but also Levallois flakes, flake-tools and debitage) from pit on east side of New Hythe Lane, collected by Dr Roach in the early 1930s and held at Maidstone Museum Summary from record TQ 75 NW 192: Lower to middle Palaeolithic finds were discovered at New Hythe Lane Pits. The investigator was Benjamin Harrison.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7057 5932 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

Full Description

<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p139 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Roe DA, 1981, The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain, p260 (Monograph). SKE29687.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M4.10 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<4> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M4.10 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<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G., 2007, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project Final Report: The Palaeolithic Resource in the Medway Gravels (Kent) (Unpublished document).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> Maidstone Museum Office 6" (LRA Grove), Maidstone Museum Office 6" (LRA Grove) (Collection). SKE51483.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 45 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3910.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p139.
<2> SKE29687 Monograph: Roe DA. 1981. The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Periods in Britain. p260.
<3> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M4.10.
<4>XY 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]. M4.10. [Mapped feature: #92055 Find, ]
<5> SKE29351 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> SKE51483 Collection: Maidstone Museum Office 6" (LRA Grove). Maidstone Museum Office 6" (LRA Grove).
<9> SKE3910 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 45 - March, 1964.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: New Hythe Lane Pits, Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project review of existing information (Ref: MVPP: NHL01) (EKE9545)
Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 4:38PM