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Landscape record TQ 67 NW 1021 - Organic clay exposure by Broadness saltmarsh
Summary
A grey-brown organic clay exposure by Broadness saltmarsh, has abraded roundwood pieces, probably roots, and animal bone embedded in it.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 60212 76288 (point) GPS derived |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A grey-brown organic clay exposure extending as a small sea cliff for hundreds of metres along the shore. It has abraded roundwood, probably roots, within it. It also has animal bone embedded in it. (1)
Period amended to Mesolithic ot Neolithic on advice from Francis Wenban-Smith that it was unlikely to be palaeolithic in date.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)
Record last edited
Oct 4 2019 3:17PM