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Site name Tassel's Quarry, Maidstone
Site number 1279
Burial codes 1006 1009 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1041 1048 1051 1065 1075 1084 1098 1104 1111 1121 1129 1143 1153 1161 1181
100bc-AD43 One or more cremations were represented by 13 pottery vessels (INCLUDING A PEDESTAL URN, A CORRUGATED URN, A CORDONED CUP, A LARGE OPEN PLATTER AND 4 FLAT-BASED BOWLS OR JARS), 2 Colchester brooches and a Langton Down brooch.

Another cremation found c1860 was associated with a native butt beaker, a platter, dishes and an imported 2-handled jug.
Remains/Period Y1
County Kent
Region SE
National grid square TQ
X coordinate 746
Y coordinate 573
Bibliographic source Bushe-Fox 1925, Kelly 1971, Stead 1976, Thompson 1978, Whimster 1981


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