Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found an early medieval sunken-feature building close to the head of the Ebbsfleet and within the rear part of the abandoned Roman sanctuary complex. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• GRUBENHAUS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 480 AD? to 720 AD?)
• PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 480 AD? to 720 AD?)
• POST HOLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 480 AD? to 720 AD?)

Associated Finds

• CEREAL GRAIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 1065 AD?)
• KILN FURNITURE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 600 AD?)
• ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 420 AD? to 720 AD?)
• COMB (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 420 AD? to 720 AD?)

Full description

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Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found an early medieval sunken-feature building close to the head of the Ebbsfleet and within the rear part of the abandoned Roman sanctuary complex. The pit was sub-rectangular in plan, measuring 3.60 m by 2.40 m by 0.25 m deep. Two post-holes were identified within the pit, one at either end, both measuring approximately 0.30 m wide and 0.35 deep. The fills of the post holes contained a number of finds including a complete double-sided composite comb, pottery and animal bone. (1)

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document). SKE31245.

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