Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Trial trenching in 1989 found no clear evidence of a quarry ditch and mound for for the Neolithic tomb (TQ 76 SW1) although one ditch (No.4) could be a candidate. However, 10 ditches (some parallel) and 5 pits were found with mid to late Iron Age pottery in the fill with other domestic rubbish. Low density of finds and features suggests the periphery of an Iron Age settlement. Varied alignments of features suggest more than one phase observed.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC? to 42 AD?)
• PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC? to 42 AD?)
• SETTLEMENT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC? to 42 AD?)

Associated Finds

• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC? to 42 AD?)

Full description

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Trial trenching in 1989 found no clear evidence of a quarry ditch and mound for for the Neolithic tomb (TQ 76 SW1) although one ditch (No.4) could be a candidate. However, 10 ditches (some parallel) and 5 pits were found with Mid to Late Iron Age pottery in the fill with other domestic rubbish. Low density of finds and features suggests the periphery of an Iron Age settlement. Varied alignments of features suggest more than one phase observed. (1)

<1> Oxford Archaeology, 1989, Little Kit's Coty, Aylesford, Kent: Archaeological Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE11890.

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