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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 62
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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 62
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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter
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62
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Number of Pages:
16
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Editor:
Lyn Palmer
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Kent Archaeological Society
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Year of Publication:
2004
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http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/newsletters/
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30 Dec 2013
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Final Excavation at Abbey Farm
Chris Pout
1 - 2
Article summarising the findings of the eighth and final season of excavation at the site of a Roman villa at Abbey Farm, Minster-in-Thanet. A feature noted during the previous season was investigated and appeared to represent the remains of a large building enclosing a corn drier or malting kiln. Meanwhile, further excavation of a building to the west of the boundary wall uncovered the remains of additional rooms. A resistivity survey of part of the field appeared to identify a circular feature 40 metres in diameter, surrounded by a sub-rectangular enclosure. A trial trench across the feature suggested that it was a deep ditch. LD
CTRL Archaeology Digital Archive
Helen J Glass
2 - 3
Article highlighting the fact that data from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project is to be made available online for researchers through the Archaeology Data Service. CTRL was one of the biggest archaeological projects ever to be undertaken in the UK, involving work in Kent, Essex and London over a period of ten years. Excavations along this first 46km stretch revealed a wealth of sites dating from at least the Neolithic to the medieval period. Although the ADS has been working with web-delivery of archaeological archives for several years, this will be the first time it has worked with commercially sponsored research. LD
Roman Aisled Building at Hog Brook
Paul F Wilkinson
5
Excavation by students of the Kent Archaeological Field School at Hog Brook, close to Denton Street and just north of Watling Street (the A2), revealed an exceptionally well-preserved early Roman stone-built aisled building which continued in use into the Saxon period. From geophysical survey it is clear that the building was associated with others in the vicinity, as well as a large Roman villa that had previously been excavated to the west of the spring. The villa estate is one of a number with similar characteristics found by the author. The recently excavated building is described in detail in this article, and it is suggested that it functioned as a corn warehouse. LD
Elephant Hunters at Ebbsfleet
10
Excavation in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link uncovered an undisturbed Lower Palaeolithic land surface in the Ebbsfleet Valley near Swanscombe. Subsequent archaeological investigation revealed part of the skeleton of an extinct form of straight-tusked elephant. A concentration of flint tools lay undisturbed beside the skeleton; these tools had been manufactured at the site and would have been used to butcher the animal. Other evidence from the site has provided a picture of the past environment and climate, and indicates that it dated from more than 400,000 years ago, probably during the time of the Hoxnian interglacial. LD
30 Years of Evolution
13
Article outlining the evolution of the archaeology courses available at the University of Kent, where the subject was first taught as part of the continuing education programme in the 1970s. Two relevant full-time degrees are now offered, with a third soon to be added. Details of the teaching and research interests of the present full-time staff are given. LD
An Anglo-Saxon Site at Thurnham
Andrew Richardson
14 - 15
In 2003 a metal detector search was undertaken of a field near Thurnham where a gold pendant dating to the mid-7th century had been found in 1967. Further items of Anglo-Saxon gold jewellery were recovered, and an excavation was undertaken the following year. 25 trenches were dug across the area of the finds scatter, and eventually a single very badly damaged inhumation was located. No grave goods survived with the body, and it is not clear whether the exquisite jewellery found earlier had derived from this slight, shallow burial. LD