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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NE 1013
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Palaeolithic handaxe from Sandling, Boxley

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe from Sandling, Boxley, surface find by Dr C Foster

Grid Reference:TQ 7550 5820
Map Sheet:TQ75NE
Parish:BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

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

Associated Finds

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

Full description

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Palaeolithic handaxe from Sandling, Boxley, surface find by Dr C Foster, reported by Evans (1), then this source followed through for subsequent site listings (2, 3, 4). Described by Evans as a "rude, almost circular implement.. ochreous".


<1> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p610 (Monograph). SWX6573.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p173 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M 4.23 (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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 4.23 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p610.
<2>Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p173.
<3>Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M 4.23.
<4>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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 4.23.