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Monument details

Summary

During archaeological excavations ahead of development at Springhead, a series of unurned cremation burials and features with cremation related deposits were uncovered, dispersed across the excavation area. They were situated within a Bronze Age field system and it is possible that they are associated/contemporary. None of the cremations have been dated but a provisional later prehistoric date has been assigned to all of them on the basis of their location and associated pottery. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1600 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• HUMAN REMAINS (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
• SHERD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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During archaeological excavations ahead of development at Springhead, a series of unurned cremation burials and features with cremation related deposits were uncovered, dispersed across the excavation area. They were situated within a Bronze Age field system and it is possible that they are associated/contemporary. Many appeared to show close spatial associations with the field boundaries thus may be of a Middle-Late Bronze Age date. Such locations are not unusual for cremation burials of this date. Alongside human bone, redeposited pyre debris and sherds of late prehistoric pottery were also uncovered, as well as some residual later finds including a glass bead of a possible Anglo-Saxon date. (1)

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design (Unpublished document). SKE17943.

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