On the Discovery of a Late Acheulean 'Giant' Handaxe from the Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, Kent

This article presents initial results from excavations at Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, which produced several handaxes, two of which can be classed as 'giant handaxes'. Artefacts were recovered from fluvial deposits in the Medway Valley and are thought to date from the Marine Isotope Stag...

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Published in:Internet archaeology 2023-07 (61)
Main Authors: Letty Ingrey, Sarah M Duffy, Martin Bates, Andrew Shaw, Matt Pope
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acheulean
archaeology
frindsbury
handaxe
kent
lithic technology
lower palaeolithic
photogrammetry
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Summary:This article presents initial results from excavations at Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, which produced several handaxes, two of which can be classed as 'giant handaxes'. Artefacts were recovered from fluvial deposits in the Medway Valley and are thought to date from the Marine Isotope Stage 9 interglacial. This article focuses on the largest of these handaxes and presents metrical data for the artefact and initial comparison with similar artefacts from the British Palaeolithic.
ISSN:1363-5387
DOI:10.11141/ia.61.6