Archaeology
The Romano British Cemetery
The Romano British Cemetery
The Roman way of death.
In 1990, the Otford & District Historical and Archaeological Society, carried out a series of digs at Frog Farm. They revealed a total of 74 cremation burials, most placed in earthenware Patch Grove pots. It remains the largest group of Patch Grove ware cinerary urns known in Kent.
Family at a Roman cremation
Examples of typical Roman burial urns
Part of the excavated mausoleum at Frog Farm
An apsidal end to the mausoleum
Detail from Otford Mosaic based on Local Roman Designs
The Bronze Age Mount
Their memory lives on
The Bronze Age Mount
Iron-Age Hill Fort
A great hill-fort overlooking the valley
Iron-Age Hill Fort
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The Romano British Cemetery
The Roman way of death
The Romano British Cemetery
Progress Villa
Unearthing a Roman farm
Progress Villa
The Pottery Field
Discvery of local industry
The Pottery Field
The Palace & Becket's Well
A palace and a holy well
The Palace & Becket's Well
Church Field Villa
One of the earliest British centres of Christian worship
Church Field Villa
The Bronze Age Mount
Their memory lives on
The Bronze Age Mount
.
The Romano British Cemetery
The Roman way of death
The Romano British Cemetry
Progress Villa
Unearthing a Roman farm
Progress Villa
Pottery Field
Discvery of local industry
Pottery Field
The Palace & Becket's Well
A palace and a holy well
The Palace & Becket's Well
Church Field Villa
One of the earliest British centres of Christian worship
Church Field Villa
