TQ 67 SW 449 - Ebbsfleet Site A, Northfleet allotments, abundant mammalian fossils and other palaeo-environmental remains, and a few lithic artefacts

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Pleistocene Environmental Findspot record TQ 67 SW 449 - Ebbsfleet Site A, Northfleet allotments, abundant mammalian fossils and other palaeo-environmental remains, and a few lithic artefacts

Summary

Ebbsfleet Site A, with abundant mammalian fossils and other palaeo-environmental remains indicative of interglacial conditions in the bottom part of the sequence. Mammalian fossils include woolly rhino, mammoth, lion, brown bear, spotted hyena, horse and red deer. Small vertebrate fossils include fish, amphibians, pigmy shrew, water-shrew, bank vole, mouse and northern vole. Other palaeo-environmental remains comprise molluscs and ostracods. A few lithic artefacts have also been recovered from the site.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6115 7435 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet	TQ67SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

<1> Carreck JN, 1972, Chronology of the Quaternary deposits of south-east England, with special reference to their vertebrate faunas. (Monograph). SKE32238.

<2> Kerney MP & Sieveking G de G, 1977, Northfleet. (Article in monograph). SKE32246.

<3> Wenban-Smith F. F., 1995, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet (Baker's Hole) (Article in monograph). SKE17727.

<4> Wenban-Smith FF,, 1996, The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Baker's Hole: a Case Study for Focus in Lithic Analysis. (Unpublished document). SKE32294.

<5> Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,, 2012, Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4., ch 5 (Monograph). SKE32262.

<6> Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,, 2017, MIS 7, the "Ebbsfleet Interglacial": sub-stage structure and recognition in the UK record. (Article in serial). SKE32272.

<7> Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology, 2015, Baker's Hole SM and SSSI, strategic condition field survey, final report, current condition and future management recommendations, draft for discussion (Unpublished document). SKE53442.

<8> F.F. WENBAN-SMITH, 2014, Baker's Hole field survey, EV14, Fieldwork summary report (Unpublished document). SKE53122.

<9> Francis Wenban-Smith, 2015, Baker's Hole SAM and SSSI, Strategic Condition Field Survey Final Report: Current Condition and Future Management Recommendations (Unpublished document). SKE52310.

Sources/Archives (9)

<1> SKE32238 Monograph: Carreck JN. 1972. Chronology of the Quaternary deposits of south-east England, with special reference to their vertebrate faunas..
<2> SKE32246 Article in monograph: Kerney MP & Sieveking G de G. 1977. Northfleet..
<3> SKE17727 Article in monograph: Wenban-Smith F. F.. 1995. The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet (Baker's Hole).
<4> SKE32294 Unpublished document: Wenban-Smith FF,. 1996. The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Baker's Hole: a Case Study for Focus in Lithic Analysis..
<5> SKE32262 Monograph: Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,. 2012. Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4.. ch 5.
<6> SKE32272 Article in serial: Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,. 2017. MIS 7, the "Ebbsfleet Interglacial": sub-stage structure and recognition in the UK record..
<7> SKE53442 Unpublished document: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology. 2015. Baker's Hole SM and SSSI, strategic condition field survey, final report, current condition and future management recommendations, draft for discussion.
<8> SKE53122 Unpublished document: F.F. WENBAN-SMITH. 2014. Baker's Hole field survey, EV14, Fieldwork summary report.
<9> SKE52310 Unpublished document: Francis Wenban-Smith. 2015. Baker's Hole SAM and SSSI, Strategic Condition Field Survey Final Report: Current Condition and Future Management Recommendations.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003557: Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Palaeolithic Sites (EKE8260)
Intrusive Event: Baker's Hole, F Wenban-Smith PhD investigations, Site A (Ref: EV 1993) (EKE16143)
Intrusive Event: Baker's Hole, F Wenban-Smith PhD investigations, Site A (Ref: EV 1994) (EKE16144)
Event Boundary: Baker's Hole, walkover survey to assess condition (Ref: CC-077-A) (EKE16140)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2020 1:04PM