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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 66 SW 145
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Ash, general area: surface-finds of at least 5 Palaeolithic handaxes and 3 flakes in the late 19th C

Summary

Ash, general area: surface-finds of at least 5 Palaeolithic handaxes and 3 flakes in the late 19th C, by H. Stopes and B. Harrison


Grid Reference:TQ 60450 64720
Map Sheet:TQ66SW
Parish:ASH-CUM-RIDLEY, SEVENOAKS, 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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Ash, general area: surface-finds of at least 5 Palaeolithic handaxes and 3 flakes in the late 19th C, by H. Stopes and B. Harrison (1). Some material from locality held in Stopes Collection in National Museum and Gallery of Wales, comprising a mixture of pointed and ovate handaxes (2)


<1> Harrison, ER, 1928, Harrison of Ightham. , pp 23, 48 etc (see index) (Monograph). SKE55068.

<2> Wenban-Smith F. F., 2004 (March), The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report, Site Catalogue, #36 (Unpublished document). SWX12877.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Harrison, ER. 1928. Harrison of Ightham. . pp 23, 48 etc (see index).
<2>Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. 2004 (March). The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report. Site Catalogue, #36.