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Monument details

HER Number:TR 16 NE 1349
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Herne Bay, numerous Palaeolithic finds from general area, lacking more precise provenance

Summary

Herne Bay, numerous Palaeolithic finds (handaxes and debitage) from general area, lacking more precise provenance

Monument Types

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

Associated Finds

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

Full description

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Palaeolithic finds from general Herne Bay area: 19 handaxes and 1 debitage seen by Roe (2) in various museum collections. Area mentioned by Evans (1), and later included within the Southern Rivers Project (3, 4)


<1> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p613-616 (Monograph). SWX6573.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p156 (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-7.6, p152 (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Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], S7 (Unpublished document).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. p613-616.
<2>Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p156.
<3>Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-7.6, p152.
<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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. S7.