Monument record TR 04 SW 127 - Prehistoric activity, Boys Hall Road, Ashford
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0299 4126 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TR04SW |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
- POST HOLE (3 small post holes contained flint tempered pottery sherds, Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- POST HOLE (post hole contained prehistoric pottery, Late Iron Age to Roman - 50 BC to 50 AD)
- DITCH (Eight intercutting ditches, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Full Description
Excavation of 14 evaluation trenches in August and September 2001 at Boys Hall Road, Ashford produced evidence of prehistoric activity comprising:
Four post holes, three of which were located together and contained flint tempered pottery sherds possibly dating to the Late Bronze Age. The fourth was located to the south-east of these features and contained prehistoric pottery dating from 50BC- AD50.
A series of eight intercutting ditches which contained prehistoric worked flints and late Bronze Age pottery. It is likely that the ditches represent boundary or drainage features ranging in date from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age.
A circular pit cutting one of the ditches at its north-east end, its primary fill contained flake and blade core flint debris, prehistoric pottery and uncharred seeds preserved by waterlogging.
The site was abandoned and not re-occupied until the medieval period (TR 04 SW 128). (1)
<1> Museum of London, 2002, Boys Hall Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent: An archaeological post-excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SKE8124.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE8124 Unpublished document: Museum of London. 2002. Boys Hall Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent: An archaeological post-excavation assessment and updated project design.
Finds (8)
- POT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC? to 100 AD?)
- POT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- POT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 7000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- SIDE SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DENTICULATE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Boys Hall Road, Willesborough, Ashford (Ref: KT-BOY01) (EKE5919)
Record last edited
Jan 29 2007 12:34PM