Monument record TQ 67 SW 623 - Bronze Age ditch and cremations, A2 Activity Park, Gravesend

Summary

A Middle to Late Bronze Age ditch and five cremations.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6373 7149 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

In 2009/10 Archaeology South-East carried out a strip, map and sample excavation. A north-south ditch crossed the site, 110m of its length being exposed. It is thought to have been a field ditch though no entrances to fields could be found along its length. The fill contained residual worked flints but also worked flints of the Middle to Late Bronze Age. The worked flints included a horned scraper, a concave scraper, a side scraper and two hammerstones. Five cremations were found near the ditch. All but one were unurned. The urned cremation had been deposited in a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age vessel. (1)


<1> Archaeology South-East, 2010, Archaeological Investigations at A2 Activity Park, Gravesend, Kent. Post-Excavation Assessment and Project Design for Publication (Unpublished document). SKE25188.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2010. Archaeological Investigations at A2 Activity Park, Gravesend, Kent. Post-Excavation Assessment and Project Design for Publication.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Strip, map and sample excavation, A2 Activity Park, Gravesend (Ref: AGP09) (EKE13197)

Record last edited

Feb 5 2024 3:14PM