Williams, R. (2023). Halfway Egg Farm, Iwade, Kent Archaeological Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116763. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Halfway Egg Farm, Iwade, Kent Archaeological Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by RPS Consulting Ltd (London) to conduct a programme of archaeological mitigation at Halfway Egg Farm, Iwade, Kent, centred on National Grid Reference 590140 166923. This mitigation forms the final phase of works following from a trial trench evaluation conducted in 2022. The works were undertaken as part of a planning condition granted by Swale Borough Council (18/506677/HYBRID with a subsequent amendment 22/503040/HYBRID). The overall development area comprises 0.35 ha. A trial trench evaluation had been conducted prior to the commencement of the works, and based on the results of the evaluation the site had been divided into three types of archaeological mitigation, the northern section required no further works as the proposed development would enable preservation in situ of the known archaeological features and deposits, the rest of the site had been designated as requiring either strip, map and sample excavation or to be monitored under archaeological watching brief conditions. In total two areas, measuring 929 m² and 442 m² were subjected to archaeological excavation. However, due to the limited archaeological remains found during the initial stripping, the client liaised with the county archaeologist for Kent County Council and agreed that no further mitigation was required, save for this report. The investigation was conducted between 27 March – 13 April 2023. The identified features comprised a minimum of four ditches or channels, which may relate to a natural spring line, two pits (one possible) and a natural pond. Artefacts were recovered from five upper ditch fills and comprise a small assemblage of abraded, predominantly late prehistoric pottery; a Roman and a medieval sherd from two of the ditch fills were almost certainly intrusive. The investigations have demonstrated that the prolific late prehistoric activity recorded close by only marginally encroached into the northern edge of the site. The features were not securely dated and were most likely linked to natural phenomena, rather than deliberate human intervention. The artefacts confirm proximity to late prehistoric activity, but their poor condition implies extensive reworking since their primary deposition.
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Author:		 Rachel Williams
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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Parish: Swale, unparished area
Country: England
District: Swale
County: Kent
Grid Reference: 590138, 166923 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN RUBBISH PIT (Tag)
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RUBBISH PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
POST EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT (Event)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-515811
Report id: 270891.1
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Created Date:		 08 Jan 2024