Monument record TR 04 SW 125 - Iron Age infant cremation, South Willesborough, Ashford

Summary

A cremation burial was found at South Willesborough close to the banks of the East Stour. A complete inverted saucepan pot of coarse "Belgic" grog-tempered ware of middle Iron Age date was recovered close to a small concentration of Iron Age/early Romano-British pits. This pot measured 0.1m in diameter and was 0.15m deep and was removed intact. Within the pot were charcoal fragments and a small amount of cremated bone including tooth crowns. The bone was identifed as that of an infant thought to have died around the age of six months.

Location

Grid reference TR 0166 4063 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR04SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2002, Assessment of an Excavation at South Willesborough, Ashford (Unpublished document). SKE7990.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Assessment of an Excavation at South Willesborough, Ashford.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at South Willesborough, Ashford, 2001 (Ref: SWI 01) (EKE5858)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2007 11:38AM