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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 400 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pit containing neolithic pottery discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) |
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Summary
During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a pit containing six sherds of early neolithic pottery was discovered in zone 26. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3484 6452 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
Associated Finds
Full description
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A single pit containing six sherds or decorated early Neolithic pottery along with small numbers of flint flakes, blades and microdebitage. Two other undated neighbouring pits may have been contemporary, although only their proximity suggests this. No other Early Neolithic features were encountered in the Zone, the nearest contemporary material being the pit group in Zone 14, 370m to the north east. (information summarised from source) (1-2)
<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.
<2> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1. [Mapped feature: #112242 Pit, ] |
| <2> | Monograph: Andrews et al. 2015. Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites. |
