During Excavation at the Four Elms Roundabout on the new route of the A289, a pit was found containing probable Late Bronze Age ceramic material possibly of the Devereal-Rimbury type. These finds were fairly worn and so may be residual in nature. Across the site a quantity of lithic and ceramic material was found. The bulk was form the topsoil and if not suggesting occupation in situ, then at least in the surrounding area.(1-3)

A biface (bifacial axe) of early/middle Pleistocene (=Lower Palaeolithic or early Middle Palaeolithic) was found (unstratified) as a surface find during fieldwalking. The lithic fragments and pottery have been redated. The lithic material is from residual contexts or incorporated in the fill of later features and is probably of Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date. About 30 sherds of pottery of Middle Bronze Age (in Deverel-Rimbury tradition) date were found, mostly small worn sherds from residual contexts, apart from a group of medium-sized sherds from a pit. (4)

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Archaeological Work Along the Route of the Wainscott Northern By-pass and at Four Elms Roundabout 1992 - 1997: Stratigraphic Archive Report Part 2: Appendices & Figures (Unpublished document). SKE12121.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Archaeological Work Along the Route of the Wainscott Northern By-pass and at Four Elms Roundabout 1992 - 1997: Stratigraphic Archive Report Part 1 (Unpublished document). SKE12122.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Post 1997, Archaeological work along the route of the Wainscott Northern By-pass and at Four Elms Roundabout 1992-7. (Unpublished document). SKE15616.