Monument record TQ 96 SE 108 - Romano-British field system and occupation, Syndale Park, Ospringe

Summary

Ditches, post holes, a well and a road surface were found during a 2003 Channel 4 "Time Team" excavation. There was evidence for some form of ribbon development close to or along side the nearby Watling Street Roman road. Various associated Late Iron Age and Romano-British small finds including coins, and assorted pottery vessels.

Location

Grid reference TQ 99460 61054 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ96SE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish OSPRINGE, SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Brief Record. Ditches, post holes, a well and road surface found during a 2003 Channel 4 " Time Team" excavation. Some form of ribbon development may have been established close to or along side the nearby Watling Street Roman road.

832 sherds, in poor to moderate condition. Majority belong to Late Iron Age and Romano-British period, but a small group of 22 sherds may belong to an earlier Iron Age phase. Various types of vessels, jars, bowls, beakers, cooking pot and amphorae. Various types of ware (grog-tempered, coarse and fine grey ware, coarse and fine orange firing ware, fine white firing ware, shell-tempered ware).

Imbrex and tegula roof tiles.

About.50 Roman coins. All either copper alloy or base silver. As of Claudius (AD 41-54) and sestertius of Hadrian (AD 117-38). Most (42 coins) were late C3rd/early C4th date. The latest coins are 9 Valentinian ones dating to AD 364-78.

202 fragments of animal bone recovered from variety of contexts dating from the Late Iron Age to the C4th AD. Some were redeposited in the post-medieval period. Mostly cattle, though small percentage of sheep, horse, pig and deer bones were also found.

Three hobnails. Single fragment of Romano-British glass from vessel. 7 probable Roman-British copper alloy objects - armlet fragment, stud, 2 shanks, a possible awl, a toilet instrument and a finger ring.

Residual prehistoric sherds (redeposited material) found in Roman contexts. Flint tempered fabrics. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Syndale Park, Ospringe, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation and an Assessment of the Results (Unpublished document). SKE12608.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Syndale Park, Ospringe, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation and an Assessment of the Results.

Finds (15)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Syndale Park, Ospringe, 2003 (Ref: 52568.01) (EKE8904)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey at Syndale Park, Ospringe (Ref: SYN 03) (EKE8905)

Record last edited

Aug 24 2017 12:53PM