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Monument record TQ 77 SW 99 - Prehistoric settlement site, Cliffe
Summary
A Bronze Age enclosed hut group was revealed by excavation on the line of the main gas pipeline at Cliffe in 1978-9. Some 14 huts together with part of the boundary ditch were noted. The settlement was accompanied by a cemetery, represented by several cremation urns. In addition Late Iron Age material suggesting a sizeable settlement was also found, together with evidence of Roman metal working activity, and a fragmentary Mesolithic tranchet axe.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7339 7437 (1m by 0m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
A number of ditches and ill-defined features were excavated in 1979 following the discovery of intact Bronze Age vessels nearby in the preceding year during works relating to a pipeline.
The features were difficult to recognise due to geological factors and site conditions. This probably accounts for the absence of features other than ditches.
Evidence was found of Mesolithic flint axe manufacture and finds also included Bronze Age flint scrapers as well as pottery dating from the early Iron Age in to the Roman period (1).
<1> Kinnes, Ian; Cameron, Fiona; Trow, Steven and Thompson, David, 1998, British Museum, Occasional Paper, Number 69: Excavations At Cliffe, Kent (Monograph). SKE15760.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE15760 Monograph: Kinnes, Ian; Cameron, Fiona; Trow, Steven and Thompson, David. 1998. British Museum, Occasional Paper, Number 69: Excavations At Cliffe, Kent.
Finds (13)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BRIQUETAGE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 50 AD?)
- NAIL CLEANER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- COIN (Roman - 346 AD to 348 AD)
- ARMLET (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BEAD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- WEIGHT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- COIN (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- AXE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Cliffe, 1978 (EKE10116)
- Intrusive Event: EXCAVATIONS AT CLIFFE, KENT, 1979 (EKE10115)
Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 1:25PM