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Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group (FAAG)

The discovery and excavation of a Late Iron-Age and Early Roman Farmstead at
   Viewpoint, Wellfield, Hartley, Kent 1975/76 and 1984 TQ6084/6842

 Ditches A and B, and Pit K


Plan of 1984 excavations

VP60. Upper filling of ditch in Box A. Light brown
   loam with occasional chalk lumps and specks.
   Finds – pottery, bone, pot-boiler, shell.
   No finds in this layer.
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VP61. Upper filling of ditch in Box B. Rich brown
   loam with occasional chalk lumps.
   No. of sherds 45, weight 2,196 gm.
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VP62. Upper filling of ditch in Box C. Brown loam
   and chalk lumps.
   No. of sherds 33, weight 650 gm.
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VP63. Upper filling of ditch in Box D. Brown
   loam with numerous chalk lumps.
   No. of sherds 8, weight 30 gm.
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VP64. Upper filling of approximately circular Pit K.
   A series of intersecting brown clays and fine
   powdery soils.
   No. of sherds 132, weight 1,690 gm.
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Excavating Ditches and Pit in glorious sunshine cut by foundation trenches


View looking west of excavations

Box A by far fence. Ditch A looking west.


Box A by far fence. Ditch A looking west.

Box A by far fence. Ditch A looking east.


Box A by far fence. Ditch A looking east.

Box C. Ditches A and B looking west.


Box C. Ditches A and B looking west.

Box D. Ditches A and B looking west.


Box D. Ditches A and B looking west.

Box E. Pit K cut by foundations.


Box E. Pit K cut by foundations.

General view showing line of Ditches A and B running towards fence.


General view showing line of Ditches A and B running towards fence.

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