De'Athe, R. (2012). Maidstone Studios, Bearstead, Maidstone, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1027909. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Maidstone Studios, Bearstead, Maidstone, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was appointed by CgMs Consulting, to carry out an archaeological evaluation on land at Maidstone Studios, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, located at National Grid Reference (NGR) 577924 156486 (hereafter the Site). The evaluation comprised the excavation of eight trial trenches. The evaluation trenches revealed little evidence of archaeological activity, with only a single undated ditch, 407, being identified in Trench 4. It is however notable, that although this ditch had been truncated; it still measured some 3.5m in width suggesting therefore it may have formed a major boundary. Three very small fragments of heavily abraded flint tempered pottery of Late Bronze Age date were recovered from the subsoil of Trench 4, though with the amount of landscaping evident throughout the Site this could easily have come from elsewhere on the Site, or even from outside of the Site. The previous construction and landscaping within the Site has clearly had a severe impact on the survival of archaeological features. The paucity of unstratified artefacts from the overburden would appear to support the assumption that truncation has been extensive, but may also indicate that prior to the existing development; archaeological activity was of low density. On the basis of the evaluated areas, the observations indicate that the potential for the survival archaeological remains within the rest of the Site is very low.
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Author:		 R De'Athe
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: MAIDSTONE STUDIOS
Parish: BOXLEY
District: Maidstone
County: Kent
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Maidstone Studios Bearsted Maidstone Kent
Grid Reference: 577924, 156486 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-132748
OBIB: 84890.01
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016