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Site name Aylesford

Site number 1271

Burial codes 1005 1009 1021 1023 1025 1028 1030 1035 1041 1048 1051 1053 1065 1075 1084 1093 1094 1104 1111 1123 1143 1153 1161 1172 1181

100bc-AD43 A small flat grave cemetery poorly recorded when it was excavated 1886-90. There were three richer graves X, Y and Z, and six simpler graves A-F which were found arranged as a circle. There may have been 6-8 remaining burials reputedly arranged in one or more irregular circles, but the form of individual graves is not confirmed.

Burial X was of a large wooden bucket with iron bands and handle, apparently containing the cremated remains and 5 native pottery vessels.

Burial Y was a circular burial pit c1.05m deep, lined or coated with chalk. Calcined bones were contained in a bronze-bound yew or larchwood bucket with two cast bronze heads and one bronze band decorated with repousse ornament, the other more plain, along with 3 bronze brooches. Bronze oenochoe and patella, continental imports, lay outside the bucket with 4 pottery vessels.

Burial Z was of a bronze plated wooden tankard with bronze handles found at the centre of a grave 0.45m deep, the tankard probably containing the cremated remains. 5 or 6 pottery vessels were arranged in a circle around the central deposit, of which 3 have been reconstructed.

Burial A was a grave with a single cinerary urn.
Burial B was a grave associated with a bowl, an urn, and a flat dish, c3m from A.
Burial C was a grave with a single butt beaker, c0.9m from B.
Burial D was a grave with 2 bowls and a pedestal urn, c1.8m beyond C.
Burial E was a grave c1.8m deep containing a small jar and a larger bowl, c1.8m from D.
Burial F was a grave containing 2 jars, of which the smaller may have contained calcined bones, c1.35m from E, in the direction of A, to form the circle.

The other pottery vessels from the site are ungrouped, but are reputed to be from graves 0.6-9m in depth and large enough to hold 2-3 urns.

Pit 1 was 4m wide x 2.2m deep and entirely filled with animal bones.

Remains/Period Y1

County Kent

Region SE

National grid square TQ

X coordinate 730

Y coordinate 592

Bibliographic source Evans 1880, Birchall 1965, Stead 1971, 1976, Whimster 1981

Query

Site name	Aylesford
Site number	1271
Burial codes	1005 1009 1021 1023 1025 1028 1030 1035 1041 1048 1051 1053 1065 1075 1084 1093 1094 1104 1111 1123 1143 1153 1161 1172 1181
100bc-AD43	A small flat grave cemetery poorly recorded when it was excavated 1886-90. There were three richer graves X, Y and Z, and six simpler graves A-F which were found arranged as a circle. There may have been 6-8 remaining burials reputedly arranged in one or more irregular circles, but the form of individual graves is not confirmed. Burial X was of a large wooden bucket with iron bands and handle, apparently containing the cremated remains and 5 native pottery vessels. Burial Y was a circular burial pit c1.05m deep, lined or coated with chalk. Calcined bones were contained in a bronze-bound yew or larchwood bucket with two cast bronze heads and one bronze band decorated with repousse ornament, the other more plain, along with 3 bronze brooches. Bronze oenochoe and patella, continental imports, lay outside the bucket with 4 pottery vessels. Burial Z was of a bronze plated wooden tankard with bronze handles found at the centre of a grave 0.45m deep, the tankard probably containing the cremated remains. 5 or 6 pottery vessels were arranged in a circle around the central deposit, of which 3 have been reconstructed. Burial A was a grave with a single cinerary urn. Burial B was a grave associated with a bowl, an urn, and a flat dish, c3m from A. Burial C was a grave with a single butt beaker, c0.9m from B. Burial D was a grave with 2 bowls and a pedestal urn, c1.8m beyond C. Burial E was a grave c1.8m deep containing a small jar and a larger bowl, c1.8m from D. Burial F was a grave containing 2 jars, of which the smaller may have contained calcined bones, c1.35m from E, in the direction of A, to form the circle. The other pottery vessels from the site are ungrouped, but are reputed to be from graves 0.6-9m in depth and large enough to hold 2-3 urns. Pit 1 was 4m wide x 2.2m deep and entirely filled with animal bones.
Remains/Period	Y1
County	Kent
Region	SE
National grid square	TQ
X coordinate	730
Y coordinate	592
Bibliographic source	Evans 1880, Birchall 1965, Stead 1971, 1976, Whimster 1981