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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1432 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Large Palaeolithic blade from Botany Bay Pit, Galley Hill |
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Summary
Large Palaeolithic blade from Botany Bay Pit, Galley Hill; possibly from final Upper Palaeolithic "Long Blade" industry, collected late 19th C by H Stopes
Location approximate based on available information.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 612 749 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
Associated Finds
- BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
Full description
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Large blade from Botany Bay Pit, Galley Hill; possibly from final Upper Palaeolithic "Long Blade" industry, collected late 19th C by H Stopes, and held with Stopes lithic collection at NMW Cardiff (1). Most likely from alluvial deposits nearer the wharf or the old clay pits nearby in the area.
Location approximate based on available information.
<1> Wenban-Smith F. F., March 2004, The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report, # 34 (Unpublished document). SWX12877.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. March 2004. The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report. # 34. |
