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Findspot record TQ 57 SE 84 - Post-Palaeolithic flint artefacts with coarse pottery, Greenhithe.
Summary
Flake implements, cores and Levallois flakes were all found at Greenhithe in Kent and were probably part of a Palaeolithic flint industry in the area. I have also found fragments of coarse, gritty, undecorated pottery associated with the artefacts. Location accutrate to 100m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 59 74 (point) Accurate in Source |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Burchell JPT, 1931, Pottery with flint implements of Upper Palaeolithic facies from Swanscombe, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE32277.
<2> Burchell JPT, 1931, Derived early Mousterian (Levalloisian) implements in the melt-water gravels of the Coombe Rock glaciation. (Article in serial). SKE32278.
<3> Burchell JPT,, 1931, Early Neanthropic man and his relation to the ice-age., p 264 (Article in serial). SKE32223.
<4> Burchell JPT, 1933, The Northfleet 50 ft. submergence later than the Coombe Rock of post-Early Mousterian times., p 80-87 (Article in serial). SKE32202.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE32277 Article in serial: Burchell JPT. 1931. Pottery with flint implements of Upper Palaeolithic facies from Swanscombe, Kent.. Nature 128 (no. 3230): 548..
- <2> SKE32278 Article in serial: Burchell JPT. 1931. Derived early Mousterian (Levalloisian) implements in the melt-water gravels of the Coombe Rock glaciation.. Nature 128 (no. 3239): 909.
- <3> SKE32223 Article in serial: Burchell JPT,. 1931. Early Neanthropic man and his relation to the ice-age.. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia 6 (pt IV): 253-303. p 264.
- <4>XY SKE32202 Article in serial: Burchell JPT. 1933. The Northfleet 50 ft. submergence later than the Coombe Rock of post-Early Mousterian times.. Archaeologia 83: 67-91.. p 80-87. [Mapped feature: #71553 find, ]
Finds (3)
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Record last edited
May 10 2021 2:50PM