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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1443 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Palaeolithic artefact from gravel under new shop for Mr Ames, Swanscombe |
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Summary
Palaeolithic artefact from gravel under new shop for Mr Ames, Swanscombe, collected in late 19th C. The actual artefact could not be found when the collection was studied by F Wenban-Smith in 2003-2004, but was most likely a handaxe. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6063 7406 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Associated Finds
- HANDAXE? (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Full description
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Pal artefact from gravel under new shop for Mr Ames, Swanscombe, collected in late 19th C. Listed in the Stopes flint collection catalogue as no. 656 (1). The actual artefact could not be found when the collection was studied by F Wenban-Smith in 2003-2004 (1), but was most likely a handaxe. The location of Ames' shop was established by consulting Victorian directories (1).
<1> Wenban-Smith F. F., March 2004, The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report, # 656 (Unpublished document). SWX12877.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. March 2004. The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report. # 656. [Mapped feature: #84644 findspot, ] |
