Monument record TR 34 SE 123 - Bronze Age burial, Salisbury Road

Summary

Bronze Age burial, Salisbury Road.

Location

Grid reference TR 3681 4484 (point) LO
Map sheet TR34SE
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Whilst digging foundations for a patio, a resident of Salisbury Road discovered a human skull. Excavation revealed that it was an articulated body rather than an isolated skull. The only clue to the date of the burial is the position of the skeleton- on its side with the legs flexed. Such a disposition suggests a Pre-Roman date, possibly Bronze Age. C14 dating confirmed that the burial is Early Bronze Age. The skeleton is practically complete, morphology suggests that remains are of a female aged 20-25. The skeleton is on permanenet display at the Bay Museum, St. Margaret's Bay. (1)


<1> Arch Cant. 1994, p.357. (OS Card Reference). SKE36462.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant. 1994, p.357..

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Salisbury Road, St Margaret's at Cliffe, 1993 (EKE21121)

Record last edited

Nov 30 2021 3:07PM