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Monument details

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe from Borough Green, found by B Harrison in late 19th century or early 20th century

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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(TQ 61225677) Site of palaeolithic find. (1) Note by Benj. Harrison 11.12.1892, recording finding of one palaeolithic flake on 'the Mount House slope patch' [of implement-bearing gravel] (2) Proto-Chellean handaxe of exceedingly coarse workmanship from top of Black Horse Hill, Borough Green. (Probably applies, Black Horse Lanepasess close by siting of authy 1) (3) The Harrison collection of flints has been largely dispersed, only a few selected examples being held by the Maidstone Museum. A MS catalogue of the collection, in the museum, lists the finds by period and place name, with no indication of type of implement or exact provenance. The siting given by authority 1 should be considered as only approximate. (4) TQ 613568 Findspot of two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes in Folkstone Beds geology. (5)

<1> Rec 6" (E Harrison 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49024.

<2> Harrison of Ightham 1928 185 (E Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE43709.

<3> Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in progress (OS Card Reference). SKE46312.

<4> F1 ASP 07.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41968.

<5> Oral: Mr L R A Grove, BA FSA, Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE48065.

<6> F2 ASP 25.06.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43162.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3333.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3334.

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