Land at Albion Road, Marden, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

The first phase of evaluation within the western half of the site recorded largely undated ditches pits and postholes, although five of the postholes were broadly dated to the prehistoric period. No further investigation took place within the western half of the site. The Phase 2 evaluation and excavation area contained three large enclosure ditches, parts of at least three roundhouses along with several other curvilinear ditches, and numerous pits and postholes. The roundhouses formed a cluster along the eastern boundary of the site, and appear to be enclosed within the enclosure complex, and are likely contemporary and reused on a seasonal basis. The roundhouses likely date to the Late Iron Age but are currently considered to be Late Iron Age/Romano-British due to the broad timescales associated with some of the recovered artefacts. The enclosure system is also dated to the LIA/RB period.

The archaeological remains probably represent low level animal husbandry or small scale farming activity on a seasonal basis evidenced by the reuse of the same area for the construction of roundhouses.