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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 SE 51 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Late Bronze Age Cemetery, Eastchurch, Sheppey |
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Summary
Late Bronze Age cremation cemetery found to the north-east of a late Bronze Age settlement (TQ 97 SE 50). Over 29 burials were recovered extending over an area of about 10 m in diameter. Many had suffered from plough damage and more burials may possibly extent northwards beyond the excavation area.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9784 7228 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97SE |
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| Parish: | EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Late Bronze Age cremation cemetery found to the north-east of a late Bronze Age settlement (TQ 97 SE 50). Over 29 burials were recovered extending over an area of about 10 m in diameter. Many had suffered from plough damage and more burials may possibly extent northwards beyond the excavation area. See [1 and 2].
<1> Archaeology South-East, 1999, An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12325.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication (Unpublished document). SKE12297.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1999. An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication. |
