The well-developed gravels here are attributed to Terrace 3 in BGS mapping (4, 5), and to Shakespeare Gravel by Bridgland, regarded as equivalent to the Swanscombe 100ft terrace deposits (Boyn Hill/Orset Heath Formation) (1). An unusual double-ended ovate handaxe was found at the washing plant in 1977 (given to Rochester Museum) (2), and then a pointed handaxe was found in situ in the gravel by D Bridgland and P Harding in the early 1980s (3). They also found a core and a flake, but not in situ. Lower Palaeolithic implements found at Shakespeare Farm Pit including 1 core, 1 flake and 2 handaxes - 1 found in washing plant in 1977 and the other found in situ in pit face. A further 4 handaxe may possibly relate to this area and site. Objects found in an area of Terrace 3 Gravel geology. (3) Additional bibliography (4-6)

<1> Bridgland, D.R., 2003, The evolution of the River Medway, SE England, in the context of Quaternary palaeoclimate and the Palaeolithic occupation of NW Europe (Monograph). SWX12900.

<2> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11222.

<3> Bridgland, D.R. & Harding, P., 1984, Palaeolithic artefacts from the gravels of the Hoo Peninsula. (Article in serial). SKE51555.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M 5.17 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 5.17 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<6> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites (Monograph). SWX6570.