Nashenden Valley, Borstal, Kent - Post Excavation Assessment Report
Oxford Archaeology (South), 2009. (updated 2017) https://doi.org/10.5284/1044806. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
As part of an extensive programme of investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), a series of archaeological works consisting of fieldwalking, geophysical survey, evaluation, excavation and watching brief were undertaken between 1993-2000 in the Nashenden Valley near Rochester in Kent. The evaluation identified the presence of a late glacial (Allerød) soil horizon, however, further detailed investigation of the same area did not locate this deposit, nor was its presence clearly identified during the assessment of the geoarchaeological samples taken from the excavated section.
The watching brief identified a small number of features of Iron Age, Roman and post-medieval date spread along a 6.5 km stretch of the valley, which are considered to be of no more than local significance.
Areas of potential identified during the preliminary phases of archaeological works, on further investigation have been shown to be of minimal significance, and only relevant in terms of wider landscape studies.
The fieldwork events covered by this report are:
- Nashenden Valley (ARC NSH98) - Excavation
- Watching Brief - Area 410 (ARC WB410/51+000-57+500) - Watching Brief
