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Monument record TR 36 NE 182 - Late Neolithic / early Bronze Age barrow, North of Canterbury Road West
Summary
On investigation of some previously unknown cropmarks within a ring ditch of about 11m in diameter an oval burial pit was found 0.28m below topsoil but off-centre of the ring ditch. When excavated it was found to contain a crouched burial accompanied by a long necked beaker a button of jet and a flint knife. The grave had been disturbed in antiquity. The sparse skeletal remains suggest the possibility of grave disturbance having taken place. Certain features of the grave would also suggest a later burial (itself disturbed) possibly as late as the early medieval period, superimposed on the first.
Location
Grid reference | TR 3515 6521 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
- OVAL BARROW (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? (at some time) to 1501 BC? (at some time))
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age - 2900 BC to 1600 BC)
- GRAVE (Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age - 2900 BC to 1600 BC)
- RING DITCH (Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age - 2900 BC to 1600 BC)
Full Description
<1> Perkins, D. R. J. & Gibson, A. M., 1991, A Beaker Burial From Manston, Near Ramsgate, Arch Cant 1990 p11-27 (Article in serial). SKE11884.
<2> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 208 (OS Card Reference). SKE44592.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (9)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- BEAKER (Early Bronze Age - 2132 BC? to 1922 BC?)
- KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- BUTTON (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- POT (Early Bronze Age - 2150 BC to 1801 BC)
- BUTTON (Early Bronze Age - 2150 BC to 1801 BC)
- KNIFE (Early Bronze Age - 2150 BC to 1801 BC)
- POT (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2451 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation of a Beaker Burial From Manston, 1987 (EKE8123)
Related Thematic Articles (1)
Record last edited
Jun 30 2023 3:18PM