Monument record TQ 67 SE 286 - Prehistoric evidence from Lion Business Park Near Gravesend Kent

Summary

Work involved the excavation of ten shallow trenches and five deep test pits. Finds included pieces of worked flint and fragments of burnt unworked flint, animal bones, waterlogged plant remains and carbonised plant remains, charcoal and Neolithic/Bronze Age pottery sherds. This worked followed on from a geoarchaeological assessment and survey of the site.

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Grid reference TQ 66655 73732 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Geoarchaeological assessment of existing technical records, of previous archaeological work within area and a borehole survey. The primary objective of the assessment was the creation of a sub-surface deposit model in order to characterise the patterns of sedimentation across the site (1).
Followed by excavation of ten shallow trenches to assess the upper alluvial deposits. Five deep test pits excavated through the lower alluvial sequence revealed late Neolithic/early Bronze Age activity including Beaker pottery. (2).

See also (3).


<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2006, Lion Business Park Denton Marshes, Gravesend Kent Geological Interim Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE13488.

<2> Oxford Archaeology, 2007, Lion Business Park Near Gravesend Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE12968.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1998, Gravesend WTW: Archaeological Field Evaluation (Unpublished document). SWX7140.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2006. Lion Business Park Denton Marshes, Gravesend Kent Geological Interim Assessment Report.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. Lion Business Park Near Gravesend Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1998. Gravesend WTW: Archaeological Field Evaluation.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Borehole survey at Denton Marshes, Gravesend (Ref: GRLION06) (EKE9782)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Lion Business Park Near Gravesend (Ref: OA job no: 3313) (EKE9270)

Record last edited

Jan 30 2023 11:31AM