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Tutt Hill, ARC TUT 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service undertook an archaeological evaluation on the site of Tutt Hill, to the south-east of Charing and to the north-west of Ashford, between the 6th and the 7th of August 1998. The fieldwork forms part of a series of evaluations which were added to the larger programme of archaeological investigations excavated in 1997 along the line of the future Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The aim was to assess the effect of construction of the new railway upon the cultural heritage. Archaeological features of recent date were recorded in four (3305TT - 3308TT) of the nine trial trenches. An undated stone wall foundation and ditch were located in trench 3311TT. Two sherds of medieval pottery and a struck flint were also recovered
Parsonage Farm, ARC PFM 97
No full textAs part of a programme of archaeological investigations along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake an evaluation in a field to the west of Station Road, opposite Parsonage Farm. The site was located to the south of the M20, approximately 5km north-west of the centre of Ashford, Kent
Cuxton Anglo-Saxon Burial, ARC CXT 97
No full textAs part of a larger programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake a field evaluation at Cuxton. The site lay on land sloping down towards the River Medway to the west of the M2 Medway Bridge
Beechbrook Wood, ARC BBW 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service undertook an archaeological evaluation on the site of Beechbrook Wood, to the south-east of Charing and to the north-west of Ashford, between the 12th and the 28th of August 1998. The evaluation explored the area north-west of a site excavated in 1997, ARC BWD97, and forms part of a larger programme of archaeological investigations along the future Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the aim of which is to assess the effect of construction upon the cultural heritage. Fourteen of the thirty nine trenches revealed archaeological features, The majority of features were linear field drains and ditches dating predominantly to the late Iron Age to early Romano-British period. Several tree boles and two possible firepits were also identified. Several late Prehistoric sherds and medieval building material was found residually
Pluckley Road (East of), ARC PRD 97
No full textAs part of a wider programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the proposed Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to evaluate a strip of land situated to the north of the M20, approximately 7.5km to the west of Ashford, Kent. The site was split into two fields (west and east) by Oakover Lane and was centred on 74832/27556 on the URL site grid. Thirty-seven trenches were laid out to sample the evaluation area where earlier fieldwalking had identified surface concentrations of prehistoric worked flint and medieval pottery
Archaeology of the Great Fire of London : what distinctive features and research themes have emerged from Great Fire archaeology?
No full textA journey through time: Crossrail in the Lower Thames floodplain (Crossrail Archaeology)
No full textThe archaeology investigated along Crossrail’s south-east worksites across the Thames floodplain, from Stepney Green to Abbey Wood, tells the story of the lower Thames throughout the Holocene (from c 10,000 years ago to the present). Geoarchaeologists recorded the deep floodplain sediments at six sites along the route, providing the basis for an understanding of the changing landscape of the wider lower Thames area from Erith to Greenwich, Canning Town to Hornchurch, framed as a journey through time. The Crossrail archive is available online
The River's Tale': archaeology on the Thames foreshore in Greater London
No full textThe River Thames foreshore – London’s longest open-air archaeological site – provides evidence for past environments and structures from prehistory to the present, from fish traps to ferry points, barges to bridges. An army of dedicated volunteers working across Greater London with MOLA’s flagship community archaeology project, the Thames Discovery Programme, and its predecessor, the Thames Archaeological Survey, record the fast-changing archaeology of the capital’s beaches, before it is washed away forever. Their work is presented here in a book which celebrates the history of the Thames. This book has been funded by Thames Clippers, the Port of London Authority and Tower Bridge and we would like to thank all of those organisations for their support
Boys Hall Road - Sevington Railhead, ARC BHR 97
No full textThe natural geology of the site consisted of green tinged sand,(glaucanite sand) and sandy limestone (Kentish rag), which comprise part of the Hythe Beds. At the eastern end of the site, stiff sandy clay over firm clay is probably part of the Atherfield Beds. The ground surface varied between 42.50m and 49.20m OD. The evaluation revealed concentrations of Late Iron Age ditches, Medieval ditches and a small pit. A large ditch or pond was probably associated with the Post-medieval Boys Hall Moat site