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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 SW 287 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Neolithic finds at 33, Ospringe Street (former Anchor Inn) |
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Summary
A small scale excavation in the back garden of this former pub yielded a stream deposited gravel layer containing late Neolithic pottery (Grooved ware), flint implements, waste flakes, pot boilers and animal bone including aurochs teeth.
| Grid Reference: | TR 00304 60836 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06SW |
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| Parish: | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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A small scale excavation took place in the back garden of this former pub. The excavation was part of a research project being carried out in the Ospringe area by the Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group into prehistoric and early medieval human activity. At around one metre down, gravels dominated, mixed in with a lot of animal bone, pot boilers and waste flakes. A superb denticulate hollow scraper and an asymmetric end scraper were found, along with eight small sherds of Grooved Ware. The animal bone came from red deer, bird and small mammals, and included two impressive aurochs teeth. (1)
<1> Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group, 2012, Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011 (Unpublished document). SKE17255.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group. 2012. Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011. |
