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Monument details

Summary

In January 1977 workmen recovered a collection of 60 sherds of pottery and a small collection of animal bones during the excavation of a new vault at the Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal at GraveIRC 6042 . The pottery and bones were found at a depth of 3.5 feet. The superintendent stated that these finds were not unusual as sherds of a similar kind were often coming to light. The finds were examined by Mr N.E.Tomaszewski and Mr J.Gaunt and were pronounced to be of Iron Age date. The sherds were found to represent six vessels. The pottery was initially dated to the C2 and C3 BC but subsequently placed nearer to 500 BC.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (POTTERY, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• SHERD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

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TR 369 515 In January 1977 workmen recovered a collection of 60 sherds of pottery and a small collection of animal bones during the excavation of a new vault at the Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal at GraveIRC 6042 . The pottery and bones were found at a depth of 3.5 feet. The superintendent stated that these finds were not unusual as sherds of a similar kind were often coming to light. The finds were examined by Mr N.E.Tomaszewski and Mr J.Gaunt and were pronounced to be of Iron Age date. The sherds were found to represent six vessels. The pottery was initially dated to the C2 and C3 BC but subsequently placed nearer to 500 BC. The finds and notes are located in Dover Museum. (1-3). A pit containing Iron Age pottery of a similar date was found and recorded in 1985 (TR 35 SE 415).(5)

There is also evidence of probable Neolithic (TR 35 SE 416) and Late Iron Age/Romano-British activity (TR 35 SE 34) on the site.

Additional Info (4, 5)

<1> KAR 79 1985 207-19 (K Parfitt and N MacPherson-Grant) (OS Card Reference). SKE45433.

<2> Arch Cant 95 1979 306 (NE Tamaszewski) (OS Card Reference). SKE36228.

<3> KAR 48 1977 188 (NE Tamaszewski) (OS Card Reference). SKE45348.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1996, Proposed Supermarket Development, West Street, Deal, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE7108.

<5> Parfitt, K., 1989, A Roman Cremation and Other Finds From Deal., Page 124 KAR 96 (Article in serial). SKE8128.

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