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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 245 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Palaeolithic handaxes, other flint artefacts and animal bone from area E1, Eastern Quarry Area B, Swanscombe |
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Summary
Numerous handaxes, other flint artefacts and associated faunal remains were found in Pal. area E1, on the northern side of Area B, during fieldwork in advance of construction of the Castle Hill housing development in the old Eastern Quarry. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6082 7372 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC (at some time))
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Full description
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Flint artefacts were found in situ during test pitting at Swanscombe. They were discovered within a Pleistocene context at the base of test pit 7. 3 handaxes and 3 flakes were discovered and were in a fresh condition. They may represent an undisturbed horizon on the gravel surface. It is likely that artefacts are located further down within the gravel at this location. (1) further atrefacts were discovered during subsequent test pitting in this area (2-4)
<1> Wenban-Smith F. F., 2002, Eastern Quarry, Swanscombe: Preliminary Palaeolithic/Pleistocene Field Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE12015.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2006, Eastern Quarry (Area B and Additional Areas) Swanscombe, Kent: Archaeological Investigations. (Unpublished document). SKE32274.
<3> 2014, Eastern Quarry (Castle Hill), Landform, Groundwork and Drainage (North-East Local Park and Northern Road) Programme, Planning Application DA/13/01327/EQCHC: Written Scheme of Investigation for Palaeolithic Archaeological Mitigation. (Unpublished document). SKE32276.
<4> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KT541 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. 2002. Eastern Quarry, Swanscombe: Preliminary Palaeolithic/Pleistocene Field Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #107684 occupation site, ] |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2006. Eastern Quarry (Area B and Additional Areas) Swanscombe, Kent: Archaeological Investigations.. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: 2014. Eastern Quarry (Castle Hill), Landform, Groundwork and Drainage (North-East Local Park and Northern Road) Programme, Planning Application DA/13/01327/EQCHC: Written Scheme of Investigation for Palaeolithic Archaeological Mitigation.. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. KT541. |
