Monument record TR 36 SW 449 - Late Iron Age or early Roman graves discovered in Zone 4 of the East Kent Access excavations.
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3330 6307 (8m by 18m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR36SW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Two graves, broadly Late Iron Age or Early Roman in date, were present at the north end of Zone 4. One was dug into the top of a Late Iron Age ditch and contained the remains of two individuals, a young and an old woman. Bone from one of these gave a radiocarbon date of 200-1 cal BC placing it in the middle-late Iron Age. The second grave cut into the top of a Middle-Late Iron Age pit in the north east corner of Zone 4 and contained a single inhumation burial, probable coffin nails were recovered from the grave. (information summarised from source) (1)
<1> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE55517 Monograph: Andrews et al. 2015. Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites. [Mapped feature: #114775 Graves, ]
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zones 4 and 5 (EKE22401)
- Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
Record last edited
Nov 6 2023 3:07PM