were finally transferred to the British Museum in 1914 and then numbered some 750 pieces. The British Museum subsequently distributed small collections of "duplicate" material to any local museum that asked for one, and now holds 299 pieces from the "Smith Collection". The implications of this history are that, according to Rebecca Scott of the British Museum, it cannot safely be assumed that the many hand axes found on the site are from the same levels as the cores and flakes, as has often been claimed in the past. Access The site is private land with no public access. References Bibliography British History Online, "Archaeology: The Lower Palaeolithic Age", in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1: Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, The Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes to 1870, Private Education from Sixteenth Century (1969), pp. 11–21. online, Date accessed: 21 October 2011. "Early Palaeolithic Cultural Facies and the Levalloisian at Baker's Hole" by Francis Wenban-Smith Wenham-Smith website 1881 archaeological discoveries Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent Geological Conservation Review sites Stone Age sites in Kent Borough of Dartford Mousterian