Fragments of a mammoth's tusk was found by contractors digging a pipeline trench near the Four Elmas roundabout site. The precise location of the find is not known but it is likely to have derived form fluvial levels associated with the old water course.(1-3)

Referred to as "Four Elms Roundabout A289" by F. Wenban-Smith.

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Wainscott Northern Bypass & Four Elms Roundabout: Post-Excavation assessment March 1998 (Unpublished document). SWX6731.

<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Northern By-pass and at Four Elms Roundabout 1992 - 1997: Stratigraphic Archive Report Part 2: Appendices & Figures (Unpublished document).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Route of the Wainscott Northern By-pass and at Four Elms Roundabout 1992 - 1997: Stratigraphic Archive Report Part 1 (Unpublished document).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.