Aylesford-Swarling cemetery

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Aylesford-Swarling cemetery is a significant Iron Age burial site in Kent, England, known for its rich grave goods that helped define the Aylesford-Swarling culture and illuminate late pre-Roman Celtic society in Britain.

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Aylesford cemetery 1
Aylesford-Swarling cemetery canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age cemetery
archaeological site
archaeologicalEvidence cremation burials in urns
grave goods including brooches and personal ornaments
imported or continental-style artifacts
associatedWith Celtic society in Britain
La Tène cultural influences
burialType cremation cemetery
urnfield-type cemetery
chronology late pre-Roman Iron Age
country United Kingdom
culture Aylesford-Swarling culture
hasRole type-site for Aylesford-Swarling culture
helpsDefine Aylesford-Swarling cultural group in southeast Britain
inferredEthnicity Celtic-speaking communities
knownFor La Tène-style metalwork
pottery assemblages
rich grave goods
locatedIn England
Kent
locatedNear Aylesford
Swarling
partOf Iron Age archaeology of Kent
period Late Iron Age
region southeast Britain
researchTopic Iron Age burial practices in Britain
interaction between Britain and continental Europe in the Iron Age
significance important evidence for late pre-Roman Celtic society in Britain
key site for defining Aylesford-Swarling culture
timeBefore Roman conquest of Britain
usedFor burial

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Aylesford hasArchaeologicalSite Aylesford-Swarling cemetery
Aylesford-Swarling pottery archaeologicalTypeSite Aylesford cemetery
linked to: Aylesford-Swarling cemetery