TQ 77 SE 170 - Skeleton of extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), from near the shore-line at Upnor

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Monument record TQ 77 SE 170 - Skeleton of extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), from near the shore-line at Upnor

Summary

Skeleton of extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), from near the shore-line at Upnor, found by Mr S Turner in 1913, and then excavated in 1915

Location

Grid reference	TQ 755 701 (point) estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ77SE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 125000 BC)

Full Description

<1> Andrews, C.W., 1915, The discovery of a skeleton of Elephas antiquus at Upnor, near Chatham. (Article in serial). SKE51548.

<2> Andrews, C.W., 1928, On a specimen of Elephas antiquus from Upnor. (Monograph). SKE51549.

<3> Bather, F.A., 1927, The Upnor Elephant. (Article in serial). SKE51550.

<4> Cook W.H, 1923, Excursions [III - Geological Excursion to Lower Greensand Beds and Pleistocene Drifts at Aylesford]. (Article in serial). SKE51484.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M 5.8 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<6> 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Project: maps for Report No. 2, Regions 4 & 1, The South West and South of the Thames [Vol II - maps], M 5.8 (Unpublished document). SKE12023.

<7> Whitaker, W., 1872, The Geology of the London Basin, Part I. (Monograph). SKE51551.

<8> Whitaker, W., 1880, Excursion to Upnor. (Article in serial). SKE51552.

<9> Whitaker, W. & Monkton, H.W., 1891, Excursion to Upnor. (Article in serial). SKE51553.

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<1> SKE51548 Article in serial: Andrews, C.W.. 1915. The discovery of a skeleton of Elephas antiquus at Upnor, near Chatham.. Nature 96: 398..
<2> SKE51549 Monograph: Andrews, C.W.. 1928. On a specimen of Elephas antiquus from Upnor..
<3> SKE51550 Article in serial: Bather, F.A.. 1927. The Upnor Elephant.. Natural History Magazine 1: 99-106..
<4> SKE51484 Article in serial: Cook W.H. 1923. Excursions [III - Geological Excursion to Lower Greensand Beds and Pleistocene Drifts at Aylesford].. The South Eastern Naturalist 28: lxvi-lxx..
<5> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. M 5.8.
<6> SKE12023 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]. M 5.8.
<7> SKE51551 Monograph: Whitaker, W.. 1872. The Geology of the London Basin, Part I..
<8> SKE51552 Article in serial: Whitaker, W.. 1880. Excursion to Upnor.. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 6: 336..
<9> SKE51553 Article in serial: Whitaker, W. & Monkton, H.W.. 1891. Excursion to Upnor.. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 12: 190-191..