Diack, M. (2005). Archaeological investigations at Canterbury Police Station. Archaeol Cantiana 125. Vol 125, pp. 27-42.

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Title:		 Archaeological investigations at Canterbury Police Station
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Issue:		 Archaeol Cantiana 125
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Series:		 Archæologia Cantiana
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Volume:		 125
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Page Start/End:		 27 - 42
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Report on a programme of evaluation, excavation and watching brief work at Canterbury Police Station, Old Dover Road, over the course of several years from 1997 to 2002. The article is a summary of the findings of the various stages of archaeological works. Following an outline of the archaeological and historical background, the results of the investigations are reported. Although there was virtually no evidence for pre-Roman occupation, considerable Roman activity was recorded including extensive Early Roman quarrying, a trackway, and a large quantity of pottery and other Roman finds in residual contexts. Anglo-Saxon activity was evident from three pits and a corpus of pottery and other finds. A number of cut features from the medieval period were recorded, especially the period from 1066--1200, as well as an assemblage of iron objects, many of which were identified as fittings for shutters, windows, gates etc. The presence of a nearby pottery kiln was indicated by large quantities of early medieval Canterbury sandy ware, including fresh sherds, unique forms and wasters. Slag and hammerscale was recovered, probably indicative of refuse disposal rather than actual metalworking. Several of the deposits indicate that the area was used for the disposal of domestic, as well as industrial, refuse.
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Author:		 Mick Diack
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Other Person/Org:		 Damaris D Dodds (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Pottery Kiln (Auto Detected Subject)
Metalworking (Auto Detected Subject)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Iron (Auto Detected Subject)
Canterbury Sandy Ware (Auto Detected Subject)
Industrial Refuse (Auto Detected Subject)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
2002 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Hammerscale (Auto Detected Subject)
SHERD (Object England)
Shutters Windows Gates (Auto Detected Subject)
Trackway (Auto Detected Subject)
Sherds (Auto Detected Subject)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
PIT (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 06 Sep 2005