Monument record TR 16 SE 9 - Homersham's West Pit, Sturry - abundant lithic remains from terrace gravel, including numerous handaxes

Summary

Many Lower Palaeolithic implements including handaxes, roughouts, flakes, cores and miscellaneous objects found in various pits near Herne Bay Road. Objects found on Head Brickearth, Head Gravel and Terrace 2 Gravel geology.

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Grid reference TR 175 607 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TR16SE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish STURRY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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<1> Dewey H, Smith RA, 1925, Flints from the Sturry gravels, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE29699.

<2> Anon, 1933, Notes: The Garraway Rice Collection (Article in serial). SKE29696.

<3> Bowes, A, 1929, Another flint from Sturry (Article in serial). SKE29749.

<4> F1 CFW 20.09.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42660.

<5> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape, page 5 (Unpublished document). SKE7002.

<6> Field report for monument TR 16 SE 9 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5558.

<7> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p. 178 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<8> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-4, No.30, p 147 (Monograph). SWX6569.

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  • <1> Article in serial: Dewey H, Smith RA. 1925. Flints from the Sturry gravels, Kent.. Kent. Archaeologia 74: 117-136.
  • <2> Article in serial: Anon. 1933. Notes: The Garraway Rice Collection.
  • <3> Article in serial: Bowes, A. 1929. Another flint from Sturry. Antiquaries Journal 9: 245-246..
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 20.09.63.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape. page 5.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 SE 9 - September, 1963.
  • <7> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p. 178.
  • <8>XY Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-4, No.30, p 147. [Mapped feature: #44219 find, ]

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

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Mar 2 2022 6:54PM