Schreve, D. C., Harding, P., White, M. J., Bridgland, D. R., Allen, P., Clayton, F., Keen, D. H. and Penkman, K. (2006). A Levallois knapping site at West Thurrock, Lower Thames, UK. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 72. Vol 72, pp. 21-52.
| Title: | A Levallois knapping site at West Thurrock, Lower Thames, UK | |||
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| Subtitle: | its quaternary context, environment and age | |||
| Issue: | Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 72 | |||
| Series: | The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society | |||
| Volume: | 72 | |||
| Page Start/End: | 21 - 52 | |||
| Biblio Note | Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions. | |||
| Publication Type: | Journal | |||
| Abstract: | Paper on an assemblage of Levallois knapping debris present beneath the sides of a disused tramway cutting connected to Lion Pit, West Thurrock, Essex. This occurrence, first recorded during the early-twentieth century, is in the basal gravel of the Taplow/Mucking Formation, which dates from the end of Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 8. The relatively undisturbed nature of this knapping debris is confirmed by the incidence of refitting material, although finer debitage is absent, presumably winnowed out. The Levallois character of the assemblage is demonstrated by the occurrence of characteristic `tortoise' cores and flakes with faceted striking platforms. The artefact-bearing gravel is overlain by >10m of predominantly fine-grained sediments, including fossiliferous ands and massive clayey silt, as well as laminated silts, clays, and sands of possible estuarine origin. These are attributed to deposition under temperate conditions during MIS 7. To the south, a younger fluvial gravel, attributed to MIS 6, has been incised into the interglacial sequence. The top of the estuarine sequence has been affected by pedogenesis, both before and after its burial by an unbedded solifluction gravel. French, German and Spanish summaries provided. | |||
| Year of Publication: | 2006 | |||
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| Note: | [OS TQ 598 783] | |||
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| Created Date: | 30 Jan 2007 |
