| Title: |
Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (1997/30) |
| Number of Pages: |
56 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Worked Palaeolithic finds were present within gravel filled periglacial features and there was a potential for more to be recovered from the Pleistocene gravels and sands which had been encountered over much of the site. Three pits of probable late prehistoric date (Neolithic - Iron Age) were revealed. One sherd of pre-Roman Iron Age pottery was recovered from a post-medieval colluvial deposit. A post hole, possibly associated with another feature, contained a large sherd of late 1st-early 3rd century AD pottery and pre-dated a sequence of three possible Roman road ditches. Three other Roman ditches, one completely recut, were also found. A robbed out footing of mortared flint, c. 3.61 metres square was identified and was almost certainly Roman in date. A cluster of minor features was identified around the square footing, some probably contemporary with it and some clearly later. Various chalk or gravel surfaces may have served as floors or courtyard surfaces in the Roman period. Concentrations of Romano-British domestic refuse were noted in residual contexts. Two undated slots may have indicated the presence of timber buildings on the western margin of the site but may not have been structural in origin. Norman pottery from the robbing of the square footings and a badly damaged silver penny (Edward III 1369-77) from a plough soil indicated some degree of activity in the early medieval period, chiefly in the 12th century. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Simon Pratt
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| Publisher: |
Canterbury Archaeological Trust
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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LATER PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late 1stearly 3rd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 12th Century Aip (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Pleistocene (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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PALAEOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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NEOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: SWANSCOMBE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Dartford
Monument: POSTHOLE. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Late Prehistoric (ie Neolithic - Iron Age), [finds]. Palaeolithic, STRUCTURE. Medieval (1066-1540), POST HOLE. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), [ROAD]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Ro
Ngr: TQ59507450
Parish: Swanscombe, Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Postcode: DA9 9HE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
