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Monument record TQ 77 SW 100 - Bronze Age vessels
Summary
Two intact Bronze Age vessels with associated finds suggestive of burials found when a pipeline was being laid in 1978.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7348 7440 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
During works relating to a pipeline being laid in 1978 vessels were found upright above a possible old surface and apparently within dune sand (1). The Beaker overlay the bracer and arrowhead while the collared urn was found 2.5m away. It is thought that these must have been associated with inhumation burials that have not left any recognisable surviving trace due to leaching and the highly acidic soil. No cut features or traces of mounds were found.
<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 (7)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- URN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ARM GUARD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2450 BC to 2000 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2450 BC to 2000 BC)
- COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 1900 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Cliffe, 1978 (EKE10116)
Record last edited
Oct 17 2012 9:40AM