Monument record TQ 76 SW 501 - Upper Palaeolithic flakes/blades from Halling Station
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7040 6435 (point) Accurate in sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HALLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
A human skeleton was exposed in a landslip above a railway siding near Halling Station in 1912. It was excavated, and numerous flint artefacts were also recovered from the deposits into which the skeleton had been interred (1). Although thought at the time to be Upper Palaeolithic, the skeleton has since been confirmed as Neolithic by C14 dating (2). However, there is no reason to doubt the Upper Palaeolithic age of the lithic artefacts. The deposits also contained molluscs.
<1> Cook, W.H., 1914, On the discovery of a human skeleton in a brick-earth deposit in the valley of the River Medway at Halling, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE51560.
<2> Oakley KP, Barker H, Sieveking G de G,, 1968, The skeleton of Halling Man. (Article in serial). SKE51561.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE51560 Article in serial: Cook, W.H.. 1914. On the discovery of a human skeleton in a brick-earth deposit in the valley of the River Medway at Halling, Kent.. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 44: 212-227..
- <2> SKE51561 Article in serial: Oakley KP, Barker H, Sieveking G de G,. 1968. The skeleton of Halling Man.. Archaeologia Cantiana 82 (for 1967): 218-220..
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Record last edited
Jul 11 2018 3:05PM