Monument record TQ 67 SW 1558 - Cremation within earlier of two Bell Barrows, Springhead

Summary

An urned cremation burial was identified in the center of the earlier mid Bronze Age bell barrows. The burial was cut by a later Roman Road. The pot was identified as a Deverel-Rimbury Bucket Urn, marked by a single cereal grain impression. Location accurate to 2m based on available information

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During excavation work on the line of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, close to Springhead, two overlapping ring-ditches representing barrows were found at the head of the Ebbsfleet Valley.

An urned cremation burial was identified in the center of the earlier mid Bronze Age bell barrows. The burial was cut by a later Roman Road. The pot was identified as a Deverel-Rimbury Bucket Urn, marked by a single cereal grain impression.

Location accurate to 2m based on available information


Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,, 2012, Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4. (Monograph). SKE32262.

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report (Unpublished document). SKE31600.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: Wenban-Smith FF, et al.,. 2012. Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: Excavations and Research in Advance of High Speed 1 and STDR 4..
  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample, excavation work and watching brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8575)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8576)

Record last edited

Feb 5 2020 12:52PM