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Monument details

Summary

A Belgic-Roman refuse pit was discovered in 1884 while foundations were being excavated for No. 9 Buckland Hill, Maidstone. In store in Maidstone Museum are a rough-cast beaker in fragments, a jar of smooth white ware (restored), miscellaneous Roman pottery fragments and sherds, a brooch, and animal bones.

Monument Types

• PIT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 199 AD)

Associated Finds

• BEAKER (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
• JAR (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
• ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A Belgic-Ro. refuse pit was discovered in 1884 while foundations were being excavated for No. 9 Buckland Hill, Maidstone (House centred at TQ 7520 5607). In store in Maidstone Museum are a rough-cast beaker in fragments, a jar of smooth white ware (restored), miscellaneous fragments of samian ware, 2nd c. A.D. sherds, a Group C fibula (Aucissa type c.50 AD) and animal bones (No accession numbers). (1)

<1> Maidstone Museum Pte 6" (L R A Grove undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46487.

<2> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46417.

<4> F1 ASP 24.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42250.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 26 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3798.

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