Monument record TQ 67 SW 245 - Palaeolithic handaxes, other flint artefacts and animal bone from area E1, Eastern Quarry Area B, Swanscombe

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)

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Grid reference TQ 6082 7372 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Full Description

<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 Wenban-Smith F. F., 2002, Eastern Quarry, Swanscombe: Preliminary Palaeolithic/Pleistocene Field Evaluation Report (Unpublished document).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 (Unpublished document).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 (Unpublished document).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& Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KT541 (Unpublished document).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/Archives (4)

  • <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XY Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. 2002.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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2006.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 Unpublished document: 2014.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 Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003.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.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Eastern Quarry, Area B, mitigation area 1 (Pal area E1) (Ref: 61048) (EKE16138)
  • Event Boundary: Palaeolithic/Pleistocene Field Evaluation: Eastern Quarry Swanscombe (EKE8262)
  • Intrusive Event: Palaeolithic/Pleistocene Field Evaluation: Eastern Quarry Swanscombe Area B - Test Pit 7 (EKE17667)

Record last edited

Sep 28 2020 11:12AM