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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 160 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Palaeolithic flakes and mammalian fossils of uncertain date at Stone, Res 1. |
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Summary
During an evaluation prior to redevelopment a total of 19 flint waste flakes were found, all bar one in Pleistocence fluvial gravels. These were mostly slightly abraded and of small size, 1-3cm, although a few are in the size range 3-6cm. Some mammalian fossils (horse?) of uncertain date were also recovered during a subsequent watching brief.
Grid Reference: | TQ 58208 74427 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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Parish: | STONE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 125000 BC)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 125000 BC)
- DEBITAGE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 125000 BC)
Full description
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During an evaluation prior to redevelopment a total of 19 flint waste flakes were found, 16 of them in situ in Pleistocene gravel at TP2. These were mostly slightly abraded and of small size, 1-3cm, although a few are in the size range 3-6cm (1, 2)
. The adjacent quarries were assessed and included in the KTG ME Survey (3)
<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2000, An Archaeological Evaluation at RES 1, Stone, Dartford, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE7689.
<2> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Investigations at Res 1, Stone Castle, Stone, Dartford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25987.
<3> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KT855 & 874 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2000. An Archaeological Evaluation at RES 1, Stone, Dartford, Kent.. |
<2> | Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Investigations at Res 1, Stone Castle, Stone, Dartford, Kent. |
<3> | Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. KT855 & 874. |