TQ 76 NE 297 - Palaeolandscape features, near Chatham Docks, Gillingham

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Landscape record TQ 76 NE 297 - Palaeolandscape features, near Chatham Docks, Gillingham

Summary

A palaeolandsurface associated with burnt flints was located, along with a linear feature. Diatom analysis indicates that this context may have been deposited during brackish water conditions. Geophysical techniques failed to locate possible archaeological features.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7663 6979 (point) Centred
Map sheet	TQ76NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

BURIED LAND SURFACE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11122.

1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11123.

1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11124.

Archaeology South-East, 2000, Geoarchaeological & Archaeological Monitoring on the Gillingham Northern Link, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17438.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Arch. assessment in advance of Gillingham N. link rd. SEAS, 1996. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<1> South East Archaeological Services, 1996, An Archaeological Assessment in Advance of the Gillingham Northern Link Road (Unpublished document). SKE17344.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Report on strat. palaeoen. and environmental arch. significance of Gillingham N. link corridor, GSF, (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Geoarchaeological Service Facility, 1996, A Report on the Stratigraphy, Palaeoenvironmental & Environmental Archaeological Significance of Sequences Within the Corridor for the Gillingham Northern Link Road (Unpublished document). SWX6814.

<3> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Report on geophysical survey at Gillingham N. Link, Stratascan,1996. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources/Archives (9)

--- SKE17438 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2000. Geoarchaeological & Archaeological Monitoring on the Gillingham Northern Link, Kent.
--- SWX11122 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7669/21. print.
--- SWX11123 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7669/22. print.
--- SWX11124 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7669/23. print.
<1> SKE17344 Unpublished document: South East Archaeological Services. 1996. An Archaeological Assessment in Advance of the Gillingham Northern Link Road.
<1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Arch. assessment in advance of Gillingham N. link rd. SEAS, 1996..
<2> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Report on strat. palaeoen. and environmental arch. significance of Gillingham N. link corridor, GSF,.
<2> SWX6814 Unpublished document: Geoarchaeological Service Facility. 1996. A Report on the Stratigraphy, Palaeoenvironmental & Environmental Archaeological Significance of Sequences Within the Corridor for the Gillingham Northern Link Road.
<3> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Report on geophysical survey at Gillingham N. Link, Stratascan,1996..

Finds (1)

FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation on the route of the Gillingham Northern Link Road (Ref: 373) (EKE11606)
Intrusive Event: Geoarchaeological survey of the corridor for the Gillingham Northern Link Road (EKE8376)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief of groundworks during the construction of the Gillingham Northern Link Road (Ref: 807) (EKE11794)

Record last edited

Apr 24 2012 1:08PM