Fields Screened For Ancient Finds In West Kent

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BBC NEWS
May 23, 2009
 


Installation work in October
unearthed a gilded belt strap
end


Archaeologists are studying fields in West Kent to record any historically significant finds before a
water pipeline is installed in the area.

South East Water plans to lay a 2.7km (1.7m) mains pipe close to Mereworth Woods to boost supplies
in the area.

It said the archaeologists would ensure any finds were not damaged by the installation work, which is expected to be carried out at the end of May.

A lost medieval landscape was exposed by workers laying pipes in October.

Artefacts unearthed at the site near Canterbury included Roman coins and steel knives, a small medieval structure, Iron Age pots, and a gilded belt strap end.