Aspects of Kentish Local History

Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group (FAAG)

The discovery and excavation of a Late Iron-Age and Early Roman Farmstead at
   Martin's Quarry, Longfield, Kent 1974 and 1979 TQ6084/6842

Photographs of Pottery in Context Number order

MQ1  Topsoil. Unstratified finds.
MQ2  Filling of ditch (Feature B).
MQ3  Filling of ditch, at edge of quarry (Feature A), continued as ditch JJ.
MQ4  Filling of ditch (Feature F). 
MQ5  Filling of ditch (Feature D).
MQ6  Filling of pit (Feature C).
MQ7  Filling of rectangular pit. ,
MQ8  Filling of oval pit 1.
MQ9  Filling of E-W ditch.
MQ10  Filling of ditch, Feature J.
MQ11  Top of filling of ditch. Possible Ditch X. 
MQ12  Filling of ditch. Section across intersection of Features D and E, against east edge of area.
MQ13  Ditch fill of Feature E. against east edge of area.
MQ14  Filling of rectangular pit. Half sectioned (Feature T).
MQ15  Filling of rectangular pit. (Feature U).
MQ16  Filling of ditch JJ. Brown loam and chalk lumps.
MQ17  Filling of ditch JJ. East side of middle slope.
MQ18  Filling of rectangular pit, Feature M.
MQ19  Intersection of ditches V and W.
MQ20  Light brown loam, many chalk lumps, filling of ditch V.
MQ21  Light brown loam, mostly chalk lumps, filling of ditch B.
MQ22  Pit S. Burnt? Clay and chalk wash in lumps.
MQ23  Junction of ditches X and V. (X later). 
MQ24  West end of ditch V. Light brown loam, chalk lumps.
MQ25  Extreme east end of ditch JJ. Bottom all chalk lumps.
MQ26  Middle section of ditch JJ. Bottom all chalk lumps.
MQ27  West of middle section of ditch JJ. Upper fill. Brown loam and many chalk lumps.
MQ28  Post hole R. Filling light brown loam with chalk specks.
MQ29 No finds in original note book and 30 in transcribed version. 8 sherds of pot 2015-02-03.
MQ30  Pit?/post hole in extreme north and east end of ditch JJ. Cut by JJ. Possibly same as MQ17.
MQ31  Extreme west section of ditch JJ to where JCB cut into ditch A.
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MQ41  Dark brown/black clayey loam with small chalk lumps.
MQ42  Brown clay and large chalk lumps.
MQ43  Black/brown clay and chalk lumps, some scatter of carbon. Feature EA.
MQ44  Dark brown/black clayey loam with chalk lumps.
MQ45  Feature EB. 
MQ46  Feature EC - no pottery
MQ47  Feature D Trench 2. 
MQ48  Feature EA south and north quarters. 
MQ49  Feature BP post hole.
MQ50  Feature BJ or BU? 
MQ51  Feature EB north and south quarters.
MQ52  Feature EA north quarter.
MQ53  Feature EA south quarter.
MQ54  Feature BR - no pictures - no pottery
MQ55  Feature EV. 
MQ56  Feature EC.
MQ57  Feature FR.
MQ58  Feature JA Trench 3.
MQ59  Feature JA Trench 4
MQ60  Feature JA Trench 5
MQ61  Feature JB Trench 6 - no pottery
MQ62  Feature FR.
MQ63  Feature JC.
MQ64  Feature ED Trench 7.
MQ65  Feature ED Trench 8.
MQ66  Feature EC north quarter.
MQ67  Feature EC south quarter.
MQ68  Feature KE pit? Post hole? 
MQ69  Feature DZ pit.
MQ70  Feature JE shallow ditch. Extension of Ditch ED.
MQ71  Feature JD pit - no pottery
MQ72  Feature D ditch Trench 7.
MQ73  Feature EC pit. North quarter.
MQ74  Feature DZ pit.
MQ75  Feature D ditch Trench 1.
MQ76  Feature D ditch Trench 2 - no pottery
MQ77  Feature EC south quarter. (Same as MQ 66 north quarter.)
MQ78  Feature DZ north quarter.
MQ79  Feature JB trench 13. 
MQ80  Feature JA trench 12. 
MQ81  Fill of pit EC.

MQ82. Extreme south end of JA  - no pottery
MQ83  Feature KE, burial with 5 pots A, B, C, D and E.
MQ84  Posthole - Feature DH
MQ85  Posthole - Feature DL
MQ86  Posthole - Feature DM
MQ87  Posthole - Feature FU
MQ88  Posthole - Feature FY
MQ89  Posthole – Feature GA
MQ90  Posthole - Feature GM
MQ91  Posthole - Feature GN – piece of stone- no pottery 
MQ92  Posthole - Feature GR
MQ93  Pit – Feature GT
MQ94  Posthole - Feature GV
MQ95  Posthole - Feature HD
MQ96  Posthole - Feature HL
MQ97  Posthole - Feature HT
MQ98  Pit - Feature HV
MQ99  Posthole - Feature HZ
MQ100  Pit – Feature JD
MQ101  Ditch Extension of Ditch N
MQ102  Pit - Feature EC
MQ103  Pit - Feature EC
MQ104  Pit - Feature EC
MQ105  
MQ106  
MQ107  
MQ108  
MQ109  
MQ110 

MQ68a Picture of fabric of sherds above - scale in millimetres)

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