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Monument details

Summary

Roman pottery of 1st century date and briquetage was found along the edge of the Strayway between Captains Creek and Burnwick Island.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
• VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)

Full description

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Many 1st century vessels (all now in the B.M.) were found by Cdr. Gray along the edge of the Strayway between Captain's Creek and Burntwick Island (area centred **) in the period 1948-52. The Strayway has now almost disappeared but G. Davis digging in June 1964 in an area of briquetage centred ** found an almost complete 1st century narrow-mouthed jar. This remains in his possession. (1) Additional reference, information as authority 1. Possible pottery kiln site and/or salting (2). Additional bibliography (3-5). Survey 1999 identified salt winning debris with butchered animal bone dating to early C1st. (6). Briquetage found at this salt winning site (7).

<1> Oral Sgn Cdr PHK Gray Frankfield Farnham Lane Haslemere Surrey (OS Card Reference). SKE47987.

<2> Oral G Davies 17 Drakes Close Upchurch Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE47925.

<3> R1 CFW 17.11.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE48924.

<4> Pottery Kilns of Ro Brit RCHME Supp Ser 5 1984 420 (VG Swan) (OS Card Reference). SKE48561.

<5> KAR 40 1975 296 (I Jackson) (OS Card Reference). SKE45332.

<6> Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, 1999, Medway Estuary, site locations and summary., Upchurch Arch Res Grp (Unpublished document). SWX9337.

<7> Jackson, I., 1975, A preliminary note on briquetage from the Upchurch Marshes (Article in serial). SWX7681.

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