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Thanet
Earth, Brooksend near Monkton:
A beautifully preserved Bronze Age 'Beaker burial' found at the centre of
a double ring-ditch, the remains of a burial mound.
The tip of a copper alloy object is visible beneath the right shoulder,
a stone wrist guard lies beneath the left upper arm and a ceramic 'beaker'
(sadly, crushed) lies at the feet.
Scale: 20 centimetres. Service Road, Plateau 6.
© Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd.