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Monument record TQ 67 SW 566 - Palaeolithic waste flakes, Northfleet Cement Works
Summary
Two Palaeolithic waste flakes found in gravel at Northfleet Cement Works
One from Test pit 6 and the other from test pit 8.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6188 7463 (29m by 25m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 2008 Wessex Archaeology carried out an evaluation. Test pits found gravel deposits on the site. The gravel was interpreted as equivalent to the Lynch Hill/Corbets Tey gravel at Purfleet, which occurs at a similar level and is dated to MIS 10-8, between c. 350,000 and 250,000 BP. Samples of this gravel were sieved and two waste flint flakes were found, one from gravel in TP 6, and another from gravel in TP 8. No mammalian remains were found. (1)
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2009, Archaeological (Palaeolithic Test Pit) Evaluation Report: Land at Northfleet Cement Works (Unpublished document). SKE24089.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE24089 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2009. Archaeological (Palaeolithic Test Pit) Evaluation Report: Land at Northfleet Cement Works.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event Boundary: Evaluation of land at Northfleet Cement Works (EKE12914)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of land at Northfleet Cement Works - Test Pit 6 (EKE17103)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of land at Northfleet Cement Works - Test Pit 8 (EKE17105)
Record last edited
Nov 25 2019 9:47AM