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Swanscombe (Barnfield Pit)
Kent

 

 

Upper Middle Gravel
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Swanscombe MAZ; MIS: 11
Site: 46; Horizon: 257

River terrace gravels


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 Leporidae Schreve, 2001
Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Lemmus sp. Link, 1795 Muridae Schreve, 2001
Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Microtus sp. Schrank, 1798 Muridae Schreve, 2001
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Felidae Schreve, 2001
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Canidae Schreve, 2001
Homo cf. neanderthalensis (fossil remains) King, 1864 Hominidae Schreve, 2001
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 Equidae Schreve, 2001
Dihoplus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Stephanorhinus sp. Kretzoi, 1942 Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach, 1799) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Dama dama clactoniana (Falconer) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Bison sp. Smith in Griffith, Smith, & Pidgeon, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Schreve, 2001

 

Lower Middle Gravel
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Swanscombe MAZ; MIS: 11
Site: 46; Horizon: 46

River terrace gravels


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Lower Palaeolithic Conway et al., 1996

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Conway et al., 1996
Dihoplus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Dama dama clactoniana (Falconer) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach, 1799) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Schreve, 2001

 

Lower Loam
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Swanscombe MAZ; MIS: 11
Site: 46; Horizon: 297

Lower Loam with Clactonian industry


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Lower Palaeolithic Conway et al., 1996

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Talpa minor (Freudenberg) Talpidae Schreve, 2001
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leporidae Schreve, 2001
Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 Castoridae Schreve, 2001
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Microtus cf. subterraneus (de Selys-Longchamps, 1836) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1778) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Microtus sp. Schrank, 1798 Muridae Schreve, 2001
Arvicola cantianus (Hinton, 1910) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Felidae Schreve, 2001
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Canidae Schreve, 2001
Ursus spelaeus (Rosenmüller and Heinroth, ?1794) Ursidae Schreve, 2001
Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) Mustelidae Schreve, 2001
Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cercopithecidae Schreve, 2001
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Conway et al., 1996
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 Equidae Schreve, 2001
Dihoplus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Suidae Schreve, 2001
Dama dama clactoniana (Falconer) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach, 1799) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Schreve, 2001

 

Lower Gravel
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Swanscombe MAZ; MIS: 11
Site: 46; Horizon: 256

River terrace gravels


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Cut Marks Parfitt, pers. comm.

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leporidae Schreve, 2001
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Arvicola cantianus (Hinton, 1910) Muridae Schreve, 2001
Ursus spelaeus (Rosenmüller and Heinroth, ?1794) Ursidae Schreve, 2001
Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) Mustelidae Schreve, 2001
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Parfitt, pers. comm.
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 Equidae Schreve, 2001
Dihoplus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Dama dama clactoniana (Falconer) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Schreve, 2001

 

Basal Gravel
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Swanscombe MAZ; MIS: 11
Site: 46; Horizon: 648

Basal gravel


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leporidae Schreve, 2001
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Felidae Schreve, 2001
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Canidae Schreve, 2001
Ursus spelaeus (Rosenmüller and Heinroth, ?1794) Ursidae Schreve, 2001
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 Equidae Schreve, 2001
Stephanorhinus sp. Kretzoi, 1942 Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (Falconer, 1868) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Dihoplus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) Rhinocerotidae Schreve, 2001
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Suidae Schreve, 2001
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Dama dama clactoniana (Falconer) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach, 1799) Cervidae Schreve, 2001
Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Schreve, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Schreve, 2001