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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 451 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Two Palaeolithic handaxes and 1 piece of debitage from Botany Bay Pit, Galley Hill |
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Summary
Two handaxes and 1 piece of debitage from Botany Bay Pit, Galley Hill, collected late 19th C by H Stopes
Location approximate based on available information
| Grid Reference: | TQ 60800 74840 |
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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 to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Associated Finds
- DEBITAGE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 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 Wenban-Smith F. F., March 2004, The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report, # 34 (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F..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. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 433 | Part of: Site of Deposits with palaolithic potetial the Galley Hill Pit complex. (Monument) |
