A Palaeolithic Acheulian handaxe was recovered from within a periglacial feature during an archaeological evaluation undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at Thameside Community School, Swanscombe, in 1997. (1)

Further Paleolithic discoveries have been made during sunsequen investigations at the site (2-5)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6584.

<2> Wenban-Smith F. F., 1997, Swanscombe Community School, Palaeolithic Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE12086.

<3> Wenban-Smith, F. F., 1997, Swanscombe Community School Palaeolithic Mitigating Fieldwork: Post-Excavation Assessment Report and Up-Dated Project Design (Unpublished document). SWX7124.

<4> Wenban-Smith, F. F., 2002, Swan Valley Community School, Swanscombe (Phase 1): Palaeolithic Archaeology, Final Report Version 2 (Unpublished document). SKE12231.

<5> Wenban-Smith, F.F. & Marshall, G., 2002, Swanscombe Surgery, Palaeolithic Archaeology: Assessment Report and Updated Project Design Version 2 (Unpublished document). SKE12232.

<6> Wenban-Smith, F.F., 2003, Swan Valley Community School, Swanscombe (Phase2): Palaeolithic Archaeology, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE12233.

<7> Museum of London Archaeology Service, A Romano-British site at Swanscombe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE30740.

<8> Wenban-Smith FF, Bridgland DR, 2001, Palaeolithic archaeology at the Swan Valley Community School, Swanscombe, Kent. (Article in serial). SKE32218.

<9> ArchaeoScape Consulting, 2000, Swanscombe Community School Phase 2: Field Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE16087.