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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 67 NE 12
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Roman burials, Thames foreshore, by Higham Saltings

Summary

Roman burials found 1964, on the Thames foreshore by Higham Saltings. A Roman burial group consisting of an urn containing bones, a flagon, a beaker, a vase, a dish and a cup were found in the river bank in 1964. The finds dated to the early 2nd century and are in the possession of a Mr Dockerell.

Grid Reference:	TQ 6981 7517
Map Sheet:	TQ67NE
Parish:	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

CREMATION CEMETERY (Roman - 100 AD to 133 AD? (between))

Associated Finds

BEAKER (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
CUP (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
DISH (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
FLAGON (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)

Full description

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In September 1964, a Roman burial group, exposed in the river bank, at TQ 6981 7517, was excavated by G. Dockerell and O. Foster and found to comprise a narrow necked urn containing bones, a flagon, a beaker, a black vase, a Samian dish (form 15) and a cup (form 33). (a) (1) Roman potsherds including Samian have been noted along the shore at this point many times in the past. The finds, dated to early 2nd C. are in the possession of G. Dockerell. (2,3) , additional reference to site located in (4). For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (5) and site photograph see (6) No further remains visible during the 2005 coastal survey (7)

<1> Oral G. Dockerell, 1 Bunny Hill, Tanyard Hill, Shorne (OS Card Reference). SKE47928.

<2> FI CFW 28-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43417.

<3> Arch Cant. 79, 1964, lvi. (OS Card Reference). SKE36475.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 67 NE 11 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3588.

<5> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p24 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<6> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10929.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	OS Card Reference: Oral G. Dockerell, 1 Bunny Hill, Tanyard Hill, Shorne.
<2>	OS Card Reference: FI CFW 28-OCT-64.
<3>	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant. 79, 1964, lvi..
<4>XY	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 67 NE 11 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #15719 burials and finds, ]
<5>	Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent. p24.
<6>	Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/2. print.
<7>	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.