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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1550 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bronze Age cremation, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground |
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Summary
The remains of a cremation burial suggesting the presence of an occupation site beneath Romano-British deposits. Location accurate to 2m based on available information.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6140 7413 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CREMATION (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FEATURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- PIT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- SITE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Associated Finds
- CREMATION (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
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The remains of a cremation burial suggesting the presence of an occupation site beneath Romano-British deposits.
Two radiocarbon dates were obtained on material from the feature (20715); the first, from cremated bone at 3020±30 BP (NZA-28207, 1390–1130 cal BC) and the second from hazel (Corylus avellana) charcoal at 3040±30 BP (NZA-28247, 1410–1210 cal BC). Analysis revealed the bone to be of an infant (>5yrs). (3)
Location accurate to 2m based on available information.
<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.
<2> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Monograph). SKE31245.
<3> Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,, 2012, Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4. (Monograph). SKE32262.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement. |
| <2> | Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape. |
| <3> | Monograph: Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,. 2012. Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4.. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 302 | Part of: Early Bronze age Site, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground (Monument) |
