Monument record TQ 67 SW 433 - Site of Deposits with Palaeolithic potential the Galley Hill Pit complex.

Summary

Four pits in the Galley Hill area of Swanscombe have produced finds of a Palaeolithic date. Lots, including numerous handaxes and debitage were from the Boyn Hill terrace deposits in the Galley Hill Pit complex. Much of the despoits have been quarried out but there are still some areas of potential. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 602 748 (614m by 174m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p 182 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<2> Oakley KP, Montagu MFA, 1949, A reconsideration of the Galley Hill Skeleton., p 31, fig. 2 (Article in serial). SKE32188.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK 5.2 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<4> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], NWK 5.2 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<5> Essex County Council & Kent County Council, 2003, Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary, KT581 (Unpublished document). SKE12012.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p 182.
  • <2> Article in serial: Oakley KP, Montagu MFA. 1949. A reconsideration of the Galley Hill Skeleton.. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology Series, vol.1 (No.2): 27-46.. p 31, fig. 2.
  • <3> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK 5.2.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1993.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 5.2.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Essex County Council & Kent County Council. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Mineral Extraction Sites around the Thames Estuary. KT581.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Palaeolithic Sites (EKE8260)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Nov 18 2024 2:44PM