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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1355 - Area of early Bronze Age activity, Springhead
Summary
Early Bronze Age activity was found across part of the site in the form of Beaker and Collared Urn fragments but also two small clusters of pits and a variety of other features.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6197 7282 (115m by 93m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design (Unpublished document). SKE17943.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE17943 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design. [Mapped feature: #106642 Bronze Age activity, ]
Finds (9)
- FLAKE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- END SCRAPER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- KNIFE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- ROUGHOUT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- SHERD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CREMATION (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- HAMMERSTONE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CORE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: Group of early Bronze Age (Beaker) pits, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1668)
- Parent of: Group of early Bronze Age (Beaker) pits, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1669)
- Parent of: Early Bronze Age clay lined pits, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1672)
- Parent of: Early Bronze age cremation burial, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1673)
- Parent of: Group of early Bronze Age post holes representing possible tripod stucture, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1670)
- Parent of: Tree throws containing early Bronze Age occupational material, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1671)
Related Events/Activities (12)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Springhead Quarter, Northfleet: trench 1019 (Ref: 54924.01) (EKE18549)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Springhead Quarter, Northfleet: trench 1020 (Ref: 54924.01) (EKE18550)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Springhead Quarter, Northfleet: trench 1029 (Ref: 54924.01) (EKE18559)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation work at Springhead, Gravesend, Kent - Trial Trench 1185 (Ref: 43501b) (EKE18074)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation work at Springhead, Gravesend, Kent - Trial Trench 1186 (Ref: 43501b) (EKE18075)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation work at Springhead, Gravesend, Kent - Trial Trench 1187 (Ref: 43501b) (EKE18076)
- Event Boundary: Evaluation work at Springhead, Gravesend, Kent. (Ref: 43501b) (EKE8528)
- Event Boundary: Excavation of two areas at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet (Ref: 58847.02) (EKE12369)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation of two areas at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet (Ref: 58847.02) (EKE18677)
- Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample of two areas at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet (Ref: 58847.02) (EKE12370)
- Intrusive Event: Strip, map and sample of two areas at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet (Ref: 58847.02) (EKE18678)
- Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample, excavation work and watching brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8575)
Record last edited
Aug 14 2020 12:16PM