Nicholls, H. (2018). POST-EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT AND UPDATED PROJECT DESIGN REPORT: LAND ADJACENT TO THE KING'S HEAD WOODCHURCH ROAD, SHADOXHURST, KENT . Archaeology South East: Archaeology South East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088587. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	POST-EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT AND UPDATED PROJECT DESIGN REPORT: LAND ADJACENT TO THE KING'S HEAD WOODCHURCH ROAD, SHADOXHURST, KENT
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1088587
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Archaeology South-East was commissioned by CgMs Consulting, on behalf of their client, Pentland Homes to carry out an archaeological evaluation and subsequent immediate excavation at land adjacent to the King's Head, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Kent, in advance of housing development on the site. Just three pieces of residual struck flint were recovered from the site indicating only very limited earlier prehistoric activity in the vicinity. A single blade was most likely of Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date. No date could be confidently attributed to the other two pieces. The earliest visible occupation of the site occurred during the Late Iron Age/ Early Roman period, dated to between AD10 - 60. A small settlement was identifiable from a single roundhouse with an internal diameter of 6.6m. It is unclear whether the settlement was enclosed or otherwise. Associated evidence of small scale iron smelting was recovered in the form of dumped deposits of fresh smelting slag and hearth lining, but no furnace or in situ deposits were identified. A return to the site was apparent in the 12th century with the creation of a system of narrow strip fields around a central spinal boundary. No evidence for settlement was recovered, instead the data suggests agricultural activity with possible small associated agricultural structures set some distance from the settlement core.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Hayley Nicholls
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Archaeology South East
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Kent SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2018
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Land adjacent to the King’s Head, Woodchurch Road County: Kent District: Ashford Parish: SHADOXHURST Country: England Grid Reference: 597134, 137996 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Monus)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: archaeol6-316887 OBIB: 2018136
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	29 Oct 2021

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