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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 67 SW 1717
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Cremation burial within Roman enclosure, Swanscombe

Summary

During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, a series of features including a cremation burial were located within a Roman walled enclosure. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Grid Reference:	TQ 6084 7393
Map Sheet:	TQ67SW
Parish:	SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Monument Types

BURIAL (Roman - 50 AD? to 299 AD?)

Associated Finds

BEAD (Roman - 50 AD? to 299 AD?)
VESSEL (Roman - 50 AD? to 299 AD?)

Full description

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During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, a small pit containing some cremated human remains and a single glass bead was uncovered within a walled enclosure. (1-3)

<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1999, Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SWX6915.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6584.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3740.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>XY	Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999. Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design. [Mapped feature: #107754 burial, ]
<2>	Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation.
<3>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964.

Related records

TQ 67 SW 1716

Part of: Features including rubbish pits within Roman enclosure, Swanscombe (Monument)