Posted on 04/17/2010 7:10:36 PM PDT by rdl6989
KENT NEWS:
Pieces of the past have been unearthed during the first stages of construction of the East Kent Access Road.
Archaeologists have found artefacts dating from when the Romans inhabited Thanet, as well from other periods.
The finds from the recent excavations were shown to isle residents at two roadshows from the Trust for Thanet Archaelogy over the weekend.
The first took place at Margate library on Saturday, and the second at Westwood Cross on Sunday.
Shoppers thronged around the stall outside Debenhams to look at what has been found so far.
Pieces of Roman ceramics from the period around 150AD, flints used to work on animal skins and animal bones were among the pieces on show.
Similar remains were found by teams near Monkton, before Thanet Earth was built around two years ago.
Archaeologist David Crawford-White, who is the archaeology outreach officer for the road, said:
Much of what we have been finding are domestic items and we have found some really good examples.
We have had a fantastic response to this, people are really interested in the areas history.
The Isle of Thanet has a unique archaeological heritage and what has been found locally so far has been tremendous, but there is so much more to find. People have been living here for 6,000 years.
(Excerpt) Read more at yourthanet.co.uk ...
More Thanet meets the eye ping.
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Thanet was originally an island, but the channel separating it from the Kentish mainland has silted up. Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts have been found there too.
Is that Romney Marsh at the lower right?
Now that's not to be confused with the Romney Swamp, the Massachusetts health care system.
Thanks colorado tanker.
Fascinating. Thanks!
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