Grant, K. (2013). An Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land at Drovers Roundabout, Ashford, Kent. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056373. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land at Drovers Roundabout, Ashford, Kent
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Seven trial-trenches were excavated to a cumulative length of 210m. The trenches showed little sign of disturbance to the natural horizon suggesting the potential for good preservation of any archaeological remains which may have been present. Four, possibly five, shallow ditches of probable Iron Age date (1st century BC), were encountered in Trenches 2, 6 and 7. Though dating is limited, it is likely that these ditches formed part of a wider field system, perhaps of prehistoric and medieval date. Some post-medieval finds recovered from the topsoil horizon attest to continued farming on the site into the 19th century. The results of the archaeological evaluation suggest that the site has probably mainly functioned as agricultural land; no strong archaeological evidence for settlement activity was identified. Natural geology consisted of mid reddish orange and light brownish yellow clay with variable gravel inclusions across the site and was encountered at 56.80m AOD in the southwest and 51.40m AOD in the north. This was sealed beneath largely intact subsoil, although some modern disturbances were identified in the southern part of the site where a temporary compound was positioned in 2010.
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Author:		 K Grant
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Land at Drovers Roundabout
County: Kent
District: Ashford
Parish: ASHFORD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 600200, 143900 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-143613
OBIB: ASE Report No: 2013029
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Created Date:		 13 Sep 2019