Monument record TQ 67 SW 1466 - Early Bronze Age pits and worked flint, Ebbsfleet

Summary

Archaeological investigations carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link works in 2001 discovered a number of late neolithic/early bronze age pits close to the Ebbsfleet river. This group consisted of at least seven small pits in a north-south line adjacent to the river edge. They were associated with a shallow hollow filled with a flint assemblage (447 pieces) some of which refit. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6165 7319 (8m by 24m) (9 map features)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Archaeological investigations carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link works in 2001 discovered a number of late neolithic pits close to the Ebbsfleet river. This group consisted of at least seven small pits in a north-south line adjacent to the river edge. All were filled with burnt flint and charcoal and there were also numerous finds of worked flint and small sherds of both late neolithic and undiagnostic pottery. The largest assemblage of pottery consisted of 56 sherds all from the upper fill of a single pit, these sherds probably represented a single vessel. (1) A shallow hollow filled with a flint assemblage (447 pieces) some of which refit. The product and the technique suggest a late Neolithic or EBA date and appears to represent the production of flakes for use. Within some of the pits an assemblage of residual early to middle Neolithic pottery comprises 107 sherds. Most notable were the 62 sherds recovered from pit 453, including two incised decorated sherds; one from the neck of a bowl with a lattice pattern. (2)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Ebbsfleet River Crossing (ARC ERC01) (Unpublished document). SKE32339.

<2> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2020, Prehistoric Ebbslfeet (Monograph). SKE54979.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Ebbsfleet River Crossing (ARC ERC01). [Mapped feature: #106855 pits, ]
  • <2> Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2020. Prehistoric Ebbslfeet.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation carried out during CTRL works in 2001 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE16208)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing:: strip, map and sample excavation 2001 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18282)

Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 12:13PM