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Monument details

Summary

During evaluation work on part of the Channel Tunnel Rail-link in 1997 and 2001 a low level of residual Neolithic activity was found across the site. A more significant area of finds was located around the area of grid reference TQ6160374106. Neolithic finds have been found previously in the southern end of the evaluation area (TQ 67 SW 39).

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC? (at some time))

Associated Finds

• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Full description

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During evaluation work on part of the Channel Tunnel Rail-link in 1997 a low level of residual neolithic activity was found across the site. The most significant neolithic discoveries were found in trench 1238TT were recovered from roman features but were in mint condition suggesting there may have been an undisturbed neolithic horizon.

A low-level of residual neolithic finds was also found in 2001. (4)

Additional bibliography. (5)

Location accurate to 30m based on available information

Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). Ske12256.

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 1 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12220.

<2> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet Kent, ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evalaution: Volume 2 Appendices (Unpublished document). SKE12221.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 3 Figures and Plates (Unpublished document). SKE12222.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2001, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ebbsfleet Sports Ground, Northfleet, ARC ESG00, Phase 2 Evaluation Archaeological Works Fieldwork Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE12227.

<5> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2005, The Late Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16555.

Sources and further reading