Monument record TQ 67 SW 1431 - Palaeolithic handaxe and flakes from terrace gravels at Galley Hill Pit (N), aka "Higgins' Pit"

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe and flakes from terrace gravels at Galley Hill Pit (N), aka "Higgins' Pit" Location approximate based on available information.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6040 7492 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Newton ET, 1895, On a Human Skull and Limb Bones found in the Palaeolithic Terrace–gravel at Galley Hill, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE32249.

<2> Wenban-Smith F. F., 2004 (March), The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report, #17 (Unpublished document). SWX12877.

<3> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KT552 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Newton ET. 1895. On a Human Skull and Limb Bones found in the Palaeolithic Terrace–gravel at Galley Hill, Kent.. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 51: 505-52..
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith F. F.. 2004 (March). The Stopes Palaeolithic Project: Final Report. #17.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. KT552.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Palaeolithic Sites (EKE8260)

Record last edited

Nov 4 2020 3:20PM