Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Archaeological investigations carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link works in 2001 discovered a number of features which may represent the site of a late neolithic structure close to the Ebbsfleet river. This group consisted of a shallow kidney-shaped pit flanked by two curvilinear slots each contining three postholes. A shallow gully led from the pit towards the river. A spread of burnt flint and charcoal sealed the group. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• GULLY (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
• PIT (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
• POST HOLE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

• BURNT FLINT (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
• Charcoal (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full description

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Archaeological investigations carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link works in 2001 discovered a number of features which may represent the site of a late neolithic structure close to the Ebbsfleet river and at the northern end of the site. The possible structure comprised a shallow kidney-shaped pit flanked by two curvilinear slots, each of which contained three substantial postholes. A shallow gully led from the front of the pit towards the former edge of the river channel this gully may originally have extended further to the west. The structure may have been associated with the heating of water. (1)

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Ebbsfleet River Crossing (ARC ERC01) (Unpublished document). SKE32339.

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