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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NW 49
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Palaeolithic handaxe, surface find from Thanington, Canterbury

Summary

Lower Palaeolithic handaxe and flakes found near Thanington, at about 30 metres above the river. Lithic implements appear to have come out of gravels beds in the area. The geology in the area is mainly Head Brickearth.

Grid Reference:TR 13 56
Map Sheet:TR15NW
Parish:THANINGTON WITHOUT, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Associated Finds

  • DEBITAGE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full description

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Palaeolithic handaxe, surface find from Thanington, Canterbury, presumed derived from underlying gravel terrace deposits, illustrated by Evans (1, Fig. 463) showing finely-made ficron wih broken tip. Also recorded by Roe (2) and then in SRPP (3).


<1> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p. 619 (Monograph). SWX6573.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p. 143 (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], S-4.8, p 144 (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p. 619.
<2>Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p. 143.
<3>XYMonograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-4.8, p 144. [Mapped feature: #43646 Find, ]