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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1047 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two gullies of unknown date, Medway Tunnel, Gillingham |
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Summary
Two gullies of unknown date on multi-period site. Found during excavations in 1995 when 4 hearths were revealed as well as worked flints and the two gullies. None of this evidence could be assumed to derive from a single period of occupation.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 764 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Full description
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Excavations on the E. approach of the Medway Tunnel revealed 3 main phases of occupation on the cliff-top site. NEO activity during which preparatory flint working took place was terminated by a rise in water levels. Occupation was resumed in the LIA when a circular hut was constructed, dated by ceramic evidence to 75BC-AD50. Settlement continued into the RB period, probably ditch enclosed. The site was again abandoned E-MidC3, due to rising water levels. (1) Excavations in 1995 revealed 4 hearths (1 MBA), worked flint and 2 gullies however, none of this evidence could be assumed to derive from a single period of occupation. Episodic reoccupation of the flood plain margin was indicated by 2 hearths dated to c.100 BC. (2)
Excavations were preceded by site monitoring and evaluation (joint GSF/CAT) which included borehole examination and sampling. Results indicated exceptional preservation of wood, pollen, mollusca and other invertebrates. In-situ archaeological material of probable Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and Iron Age date was recorded at the Eastern Approaches subsequently elaborated by the excavation.
Additional references and site photograph (3-5).
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Archaeological Works on the Eastern Approach of the Medway Tunnel (Unpublished document). SKE15912.
<1> CAT Annual Report, 1992-3. (OS Card Reference). SKE38715.
<2> CAT Annual Report, 1994-5. (OS Card Reference). SKE38716.
<3> Anon., 1994, Research and Discoveries in Kent: 1994, p.462-3 (Article in serial). SWX7355.
<4> Geoarchaeological Service Facility, 1994, Assessment Report on Geoarchaeological and Environmental Archaeological Aspects of the Medway Tunnel Engineering Scheme Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SWX6813.
<5> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11124.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. Archaeological Works on the Eastern Approach of the Medway Tunnel. |
| <1> | OS Card Reference: CAT Annual Report, 1992-3.. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: CAT Annual Report, 1994-5.. |
| <3> | Article in serial: Anon.. 1994. Research and Discoveries in Kent: 1994. 114, pages 435-67. p.462-3. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Geoarchaeological Service Facility. 1994. Assessment Report on Geoarchaeological and Environmental Archaeological Aspects of the Medway Tunnel Engineering Scheme Archaeological Evaluation. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7669/23. print. |
