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Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites on Thanet
The sites :
Chalk Hill
Manston
Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites on Thanet
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At the
moment there are only two sites which have been put forward as
producing evidence for Upper Palaeolithic occupation (map
forthcoming).
Both are based on the
recovery of a small number of flint tools; two to
be precise! It is not known whether they have been positively
identified yet.
Excavation by Canterbury Archaeological
Trust (1997/98).
Work on the Ramsgate Harbour access road revealed the buried deposits of an old stream gully. One flint flake was recovered from this context and was thought to be potentially of Upper Palaeolithic date. The final report on this important Thanet site is eagerly anticipated.
NGR 636282 164447 (approximate).
Shand 2002.
Work on the Ramsgate Harbour access road revealed the buried deposits of an old stream gully. One flint flake was recovered from this context and was thought to be potentially of Upper Palaeolithic date. The final report on this important Thanet site is eagerly anticipated.
NGR 636282 164447 (approximate).
Shand 2002.
Evaluation by Canterbury
Archaeological Trust (2003).
This site lies immediately north-west of the Loop and 100m east of the Cummings Ltd factory. Evaluation work in this area revealed Iron Age post-holes, 18 struck flints and 3 flint artefacts.
This site lies immediately north-west of the Loop and 100m east of the Cummings Ltd factory. Evaluation work in this area revealed Iron Age post-holes, 18 struck flints and 3 flint artefacts.
One of
these flint artefacts was a core which was thought to be of Upper
Palaeolithic date.
It is also thought that a subsoil deposit which exists in this area may represent a preserved landsurface dating to this period.
NGR TR 3154 6673.
TSMR 689.
Allen and Green 2003.
New archaeological work in the vicinity conducted by the Museum of London Archaeological Services (MOLAS) and Swale and Thames Archaeology (SWAT) has recently been noted. We look forward to finding out about their results and discovering if they have uncovered any more evidence of Upper Palaeolithic activity.
It is also thought that a subsoil deposit which exists in this area may represent a preserved landsurface dating to this period.
NGR TR 3154 6673.
TSMR 689.
Allen and Green 2003.
New archaeological work in the vicinity conducted by the Museum of London Archaeological Services (MOLAS) and Swale and Thames Archaeology (SWAT) has recently been noted. We look forward to finding out about their results and discovering if they have uncovered any more evidence of Upper Palaeolithic activity.
TSMR - Thanet Sites and Monuments Record.
Allen T.L. and Green C.
2003. An Assessment of
Archaeological works on land north-west of 'The
Loop', Manston, Isle of Thanet, Kent. Canterbury Archaeological
Trust report.
Shand G. 2002. Excavation at Chalk Hill, near Ramsgate 1997-98' CAT, Integrated assessment and updated research design report. Canterbury Archaeological Trust report.
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