Monument record TQ 57 SW 53 - Two Palaeolithic handaxes from Wood's pit, Dartford Heath

Summary

Palaeolithic implements were found prior to 1912 in Wood's Pit, Dartford Heath, probably in a derieved context.

Location

Grid reference TQ 52 73 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ57SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Chandler RH, Leach AL,, 1912, On the Dartford Heath Gravel and on a Palaeolithic implement factory., p125 (Article in serial). SKE32226.

<2> F1 ASP 16-OCT-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42140.

<3> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, #723 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Chandler RH, Leach AL,. 1912. On the Dartford Heath Gravel and on a Palaeolithic implement factory.. Proceedings of the Geologists Association 23: 102-111. p125.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 16-OCT-59.
  • <3>XY Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. #723. [Mapped feature: #78904 Find, ]

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Record last edited

May 13 2021 2:09PM