TQ 57 SW 120 - Numerous Palaeolithic handaxes from Pearson's Pit, Dartford

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Monument record TQ 57 SW 120 - Numerous Palaeolithic handaxes from Pearson's Pit, Dartford

Summary

Numerous Palaeolithic handaxes from Pearson's Pit, Dartford; handaxes of varied shapes and from different horizons within the deposits.

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Grid reference	TQ 5301 7363 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet	TQ57SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full Description

<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 149 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Wymer, JJ, 1968, Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain as represented by the Thames Valley., p328, 330 (Monograph). SKE29697.

<3> Shephard-Thorn, E.R., Edited text of Henry Stopes Memorial Lecture 1959, by Henry Dewey on: Palaeolithic Deposits of the Thames at Dartford Heath and Swanscombe., p14-20 (Unpublished document). SKE32257.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK 3.13 (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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], NWK 3.13 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<6> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, #725 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p 149.
<2> SKE29697 Monograph: Wymer, JJ. 1968. Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain as represented by the Thames Valley.. p328, 330.
<3> SKE32257 Unpublished document: Shephard-Thorn, E.R.. Edited text of Henry Stopes Memorial Lecture 1959, by Henry Dewey on: Palaeolithic Deposits of the Thames at Dartford Heath and Swanscombe.. p14-20.
<4> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK 3.13.
<5> SKE12023 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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]. NWK 3.13.
<6> SKE12012 Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. #725.

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Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Mar 25 2021 11:54AM