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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 69
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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 69
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Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter
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69
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16
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Lyn Palmer
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Kent Archaeological Society
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2006
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18 Jan 2014
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Grange Farm Excavation
Peter Moore
2 - 3
Article describing the findings of a six-month excavation undertaken in advance of development at Grange Farm outside Gillingham. Initial evaluation suggested this was the site of a small agricultural settlement occupied in the late Iron Age and Roman periods. Beyond the evaluation area, some concentrations of unusually well preserved archaeology were found to survive at discrete locations; a north-south Roman road crossed the entirety of the site, and remains of enclosures and buildings were recorded. A 3rd century mausoleum contained the remains of a teenage girl in a lead coffin. The Roman structures had later been systematically robbed, with some reused building materials evident within the surviving medieval elements of Grench Manor. LD
Grange Brooch
Andrew Richardson
13
A brooch was found by metal detectorists during a six-month excavation at Grange Farm outside Gillingham [see article on pages 2-3 of this newsletter]. Its high quality and relatively complete state suggest it came from a burial, although investigation failed to locate a grave cut. The brooch has one close parallel in Britain, a 19th century find now in Canterbury Museum. This was regarded by most scholars as a Scandinavian import dating from the mid- to late 5th century. However, it is possible that the brooches were manufactured in east Kent in a Scandinavian style. Further research on both brooches will aim to clarify their origin and dating. LD
Excavations at Bradstow School, Broadstairs
Diccon E Hart
14 - 15
A large Bronze Age round barrow was excavated at Bradstow School in Broadstairs. From earlier investigations in the 20th century and in 2003, it was known that the barrow formed part of a monumental prehistoric cemetery that was later reused by the Saxons. No interments were found within the barrow, although a cluster of pits and postholes and a possible robbed grave were identified. A few metres to the north, a much smaller barrow was found to contain at least five Bronze Age interments. Aside from the barrows, some four-post structures of possible Iron Age or Saxon date were identified, as well as part of a boundary ditch and a grave of Christian character. LD
An Early Bronze Age Wristguard from Kent
John Smythe
16
An archer's stone wristguard or 'bracer', only the fifth known to have been found in Kent, was discovered in a ploughed field in Offham. Such artefacts are significant because they appear in the 'classic' package of grave goods found in earlier Beaker graves, especially the earliest ones now dated to about 2500-2250 BC. The Offham bracer and comparable finds from Kent and elsewhere are discussed, including description of the contexts of the three Kentish examples that were found in situ. LD