Archaeologist Phillipa Foulds examines Roman pottery found at the site (29010540)
Posted on 02/24/2020 4:13:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Two skeletons dating back to the Bronze and Iron Age have been unearthed by archaeologists working on a building site.
The remains were discovered at the Aylesham Garden Village development near Canterbury...
They are among the latest archaeological finds at the site, with smaller items of pottery and glass, dating from the Roman occupation of 2,000 years ago, also discovered.
The dig is being undertaken for developers Barratt Homes and Persimmon Homes by a team from the Faversham-based Swale and Thames Archaeology (SWAT).
SWAT's Dr Paul Wilkinson said: "It will be some time before we know much more about the skeletons and their graves. However, the other items we have found have helped to fill in some big gaps in our knowledge of post-invasion Roman life.
"We are quite certain we have discovered what was a military supply depot on the Aylesham site. This would have been set up a year or two after the Romans invaded Britain and we believe would have been manned by soldiers of a Roman legion..."
(Excerpt) Read more at kentonline.co.uk ...
There are trolls who hate science and hate archaeoology, and who post their "graverobbing" boilerplate.
And there are trolls who hate science and hate archaeoology, and who post their "private property, who's going to pay for this, that's what I thought" BS.
For all practical purposes, they are the same person.
That is quite a dish!
I was reading about the island of Colonsay in the Hebrides. It is the ancestral home of the McDuffie Clan. One thing which caught my attention was the discovery of a hazelnut factory dating back to 6000 BC.
These islands were not only occupied but engaged in interesting activities.
The Romans rebuilt a Celtic seat into a Roman town. It did not have a major garrison, but was a road junction where Watling Street fanned out to the Kentish ports.
The Hebrides are where my husband’s ancestors are from.
Yeah, hazelnuts, sounds fascinating. :^) My great-grandmoother's family came from the Hebrides, I won't say where, because of the possibility of having to resume some feud. ;^)
I see what you did there! And yes, absolutely the only reason I used that pic unstead of the skeleton pics was its greater scientific value. /rimshot
Cute.
That would be the Outer Hebrides.
I saw a census of Colonsay from 1741. The names were remarkably similar to my schoolmates in Walton County, Florida. Basically as if the population had been picked up and moved there.
Ay, so ye are from the Sunkenciv Clan on the Hebrides are ye?
There be a feud atween yer clan and my.
We have nay forgot the insult your Clan made agin Great Uncle Angus.
He was nay a “Bonnie Lassie with large calves”.
We demand, by all the law of the Clans, satisfaction.
I think a buck and a quarter should cover it.
There are trolls who hate science and hate archaeoology, and who post their “graverobbing” boilerplate.
And there are trolls who hate science and hate archaeoology, and who post their “private property, who’s going to pay for this, that’s what I thought” BS.
For all practical purposes, they are the same person.
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Oh yeah! Well, what about us that enjoy the science and archaeology and chime in with witty and insightful comments, such as...
This was obviously done by a serial killer hiding his work.
Most archeaologists only find pottery sherds and broken broaches with the odd coprolite thrown in for excitement. It’s only the really good looking archeaologists who find unbroken pots.
Exactly! :^)
It’s the UK. Its been been continuously populated for over 3000 years. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting skeletons over there. They even found one of their kings buried under a parking lot.
CC
Most of my ancestors are from all over Britain, Scotland, Holland, and a little from Ireland. The next highest percentage comes from the Germanic Empire, which I never knew about until I had my DNA done. Nor did I know about the small group of ancestors from Norway and Sweden. My father was born in Holland, and my mother in Canada.
***The remains were discovered at the Aylesham Garden Village development near Canterbury...***
What? You mean the locals cannot stop site development due to “Ancient Tribal Burial Grounds” as they do in the US?
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