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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 67 NE 46
Type of record:	Findspot
Name:	Stamped Roman Mortarium, Thames foreshore, by Higham Marshes

Summary

A Roman mortarium, found in situ on the edge of Higham saltings, resting on a burnt surface about 5 feet below the high water level. When found, it contained a large amount of material, apparently of an organic origin. The mortarium is of a grey fabric and was coated with a cream-coloured slip, and has the name of the potter Saturninus impressed on each side of the spout, indicating activity within the period c. AD 95-135.

Grid Reference:	TQ 698 752
Map Sheet:	TQ67NE
Parish:	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Roman - 95 AD to 135 AD (between))

Associated Finds

MORTARIUM (Roman - 95 AD to 135 AD)

Full description

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[TQ698 752] Roman mortarium, found in situ on the edge of Higham saltings, resting on a burnt surface about 5ft. below the high water level. When found, it contained a large amount of material, apparently of an organic origin. The mortarium is of a grey fabric and was coated with a cream-coloured slip, and has the name of the potter "Saturninus" impressed on each side of the spout, indicating activity within the period c. AD 95-135 (1) and site photograph (2). No further remains visible during the 2005 coastal survey (3)

<1> Arch Cant,96 1980 377-378 (P.Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE36453.

<2> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10929.

<3> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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>XY	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant,96 1980 377-378 (P.Payne). [Mapped feature: #15730 Find, ]
<2>	Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/2. print.
<3>	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.