Monument record TQ 57 SW 1096 - Wansunt Pit, new eastern access road, 4 Palaeolithic flakes from Dartford Heath Gravel.

Summary

Wansunt Pit, new eastern access road, 4 Palaeolithic flakes from Dartford Heath Gravel, found by gravel sieving in advance of construction of the access road in 2000.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5164 7390 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TQ57SW

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Chandler RH & Leach AL,, 1911, Excursion to Dartford Heath. (Article in serial). SKE32285.

<2> Chandler RH, Leach AL,, 1912, On the Dartford Heath Gravel and on a Palaeolithic implement factory. (Article in serial). SKE32226.

<3> Wymer, JJ, 1968, Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain as represented by the Thames Valley., pp326-327 (Monograph). SKE29697.

<4> Wenban-Smith FF, White MJ, Allen P, Bridgland DR, Bates MR,, 2003, Refitting Palaeolithic artefacts from Wansunt Pit. (Article in serial). SKE32270.

<5> Bridgland DR, 1994, Quaternary of the Thames., pp185-193 (Monograph). SKE32233.

<6> Oxford Archaeology, 2002, Wansunt Pit, Crayford: Post-excavation Assessment. (Unpublished document). SKE32286.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK 3.11 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<8> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], NWK 3.11 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<9> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KTG #708 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Article in serial: Chandler RH & Leach AL,. 1911. Excursion to Dartford Heath.. Proceedings of the Geologists Association 22, 171–5..
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Monograph: Wymer, JJ. 1968. Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain as represented by the Thames Valley.. pp326-327.
  • <4> Article in serial: Wenban-Smith FF, White MJ, Allen P, Bridgland DR, Bates MR,. 2003. Refitting Palaeolithic artefacts from Wansunt Pit.. Lithics 24: 3-12..
  • <5> Monograph: Bridgland DR. 1994. Quaternary of the Thames.. pp185-193.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2002. Wansunt Pit, Crayford: Post-excavation Assessment..
  • <7> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK 3.11.
  • <8> 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 3.11.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. KTG #708.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)
  • Intrusive Event: Wansunt Pit, eastern access cut-through (Ref: WNT 00) (EKE16135)

Record last edited

Oct 6 2022 10:39AM