| Title: |
Church Lane, Smeeth, Kent ARCCHL 98 & East of Station Road, Smeeth, Kent, ARCSTR 99. Detailed Archaeological Works, Interim Report, Final |
| Number of Pages: |
17 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Detailed excavation was carried out across the two sites as part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the CTRL. Zone 4 was intended to investigate a potential Mesolithic finds scatter. Only the western part of Zone 4 contained alluvial/colluvial deposits, which yielded over 160 flint flakes. Topsoil stripping revealed a small number of linear features, which produced pottery of Mid or Late Bronze Age date. East of Station Road: A light distribution of struck flint from the site suggested earlier prehistoric activity in the area, although it was unlikely that any of the features, even the stratigraphically early ones, were earlier in date than the Late Iron Age. Finds were scarce and the pottery was mainly Late Iron Age/early Roman ware, suggesting the site represented a series of field boundaries and drainage ditches dating to c.100BC-AD100. A number of post-medieval linear features, including a large east west aligned ditch, were exposed. A deep trench was machine excavated in the lowest part of the site in order to recover waterlogged environmental indicators. Pottery recovered from the section indicated that the upper part of the alluvial sequence was of Late Iron Age date. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
No Date
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Church Lane Smeeth Kent ARCCHL 98 East of Station Road Smeeth Kent |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Mid (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late Iron Age Date Auadp (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MESOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: CHURCH LANE AND EAST OF STATION ROAD, SMEETH
Study area: 3.5/2.5h
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Ashford
Monument: POST HOLE. Undated, [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PIT. Undated, [finds]. Middle Bronze Age, [finds]. Neolithic, [finds]. Prehistoric, DITCH. Bronze Age, [finds]. Early Bronze Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Mesolithic, [finds]. Late Iron Ag
Ngr: TR07793840
Parish: Smeeth
Postcode: TN256AF
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
