Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SKE58233 - Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Knockhall Academy Eynsford Road, Greenhithe Kent
Title | Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Knockhall Academy Eynsford Road, Greenhithe Kent |
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Author/Originator | Archaeology South-East |
Date/Year | 2015 |
Abstract/Summary
Excavation of two 10 x 1.8m trial trenches and four geoarchaeological test pits to a maximum depth of 2m. Use of a mechanical excavator with a toothless ditching bucket. Sieving of samples through a 10mm mesh for artefact recovery. Recording of all deposits using standard ASE paperwork and digital survey equipment.. Results: Trial trenches were archaeologically negative, save for a few incidental finds of flint, bone, and clay tobacco pipe. Geoarchaeological test pits revealed in situ Pleistocene Boyn Hill river gravel terrace sequences. A small assemblage of Palaeolithic lithics was recovered from one test pit to the north, and a further dubious single flint was identified from sands in one test pit to the south. The Palaeolithic evidence derives from high up in the sequence at approximately 1.00m below current ground level in both GTP1 and GTP3. The deposits overlying the Pleistocene stratigraphic sequence are of little value and probably represent landscaping associated with construction at the site.
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Location
Kent County Council Heritage 2024/798
Referenced Monuments (1)
- TQ 57 SE 1133 Boyn Hill gravels with palaeolithic potential, Knockhall Road (Important geological sequence)
Referenced Events (1)
- EKE24476 Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation at Knockhall Academy, Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, Kent (Ref: GNA15)
Record last edited
Jan 7 2025 12:56PM