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Monument details

Summary

A Belgic cremation burial group was discovered in May 1963 at Haynes Garage, Ashford Road, Maidstone, during the excavation of a trench at the rear of the showroom. The group comprises a pedestal urn, about one third of which was left in the side of the trench, a fragment of a globular jar with cordon and chevron containing a cremation, and the spring of a fibula, all 1st century AD.

Monument Types

• CINERARY URN (CINERARY URN, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• CREMATION (CREMATION, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

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On display in Maidstone Museum is a Belgic cremation burial group discovered in May 1963 at Haynes Garage, Ashford Road, Maidstone, during the excavation of a trench at the rear of the showroom. The exact find-spot at TQ 76685578 was indicated by Mr. R. Haynes. The group comprises a pedestal urn, about one third of which was left in the side of the trench, a fragment of a globular jar with cordon and chevron containing a cremation, and the spring of a fibula, all 1st c AD (Accession numbers 32/1963 a-c). (1) Additional bibliography. (2-4)

<2> Galley proof Arch Cant 1964 in possession of Curator Maidstone (L R A Grove) (OS Card Reference). SKE43469.

<3> F1 ASP 26.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42295.

<4> BAR 90 Burial Practices in IA Britain 2 1981 383 (R Whinster) (OS Card Reference). SKE37580.

<5> Problems in Economic and Social Archaeology (ed Sieveking Longworth Wilson) 1976 413-414 (I Stead) (OS Card Reference). SKE48667.

<6> Arch Cant 78 1963 194-196 illus (DB Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35636.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 70 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3834.

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