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Monument record TQ 67 SW 646 - Late Upper Palaeolithic (Long Blade) knapping scatter, Ebbsfleet Green
Summary
During a field evaluation in advance of housing development at Ebbsfleet green in 2014 an important assemblage of Upper Palaeolithic Long-Blade flints was uncovered. Further detailed excavation of the area produced a total of 354 flint artefacts including a huge blade more than 15cm long, and several other mint condition artefacts including another large Blade. The area has been interpreted as workshop where locally-obtained flint nodules were knapped, with desirable blade-products then being collected and taken away. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6090 7327 (5m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> CgMs Consulting, 2014, An interim report on an archaeological evaluation (phase 4), strip, map and sample and palaeolithic mitigation: Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-station), November 2014 (Unpublished document). SKE30736.
<2> CgMs Consulting, 2015, A report on an archaeological evaluation (phase 4), strip, map and sample and palaeolithic mitigation: Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-station), March 2015 (Unpublished document). SKE30737.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE30736 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2014. An interim report on an archaeological evaluation (phase 4), strip, map and sample and palaeolithic mitigation: Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-station), November 2014.
- <2>XY SKE30737 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2015. A report on an archaeological evaluation (phase 4), strip, map and sample and palaeolithic mitigation: Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-station), March 2015. [Mapped feature: #106921 Knapping site, ]
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event Boundary: Archaeological evaluation (trial trenching element) at Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-Station), 2014 (EKE14061)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation (trial trenching element) at Ebbsfleet Green (formerly Northfleet West Sub-Station), 2014 - Tr 423 (EKE17146)
- Event Boundary: Ebbsfleet Green housing development (formerly Northfleet West Sub-station), excavation of Final Upper Pal (Long Blade) knapping scatter. (Ref: KTSFL03) (EKE16147)
Record last edited
Sep 11 2020 3:23PM