Watching brief and archaeological excavation by Great Chesterford Archaeological Group on a cable trench from M11 to Little Chesterford, 1979 - EEX16729
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5093 4170 (1118m by 554m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL54SW |
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Great Chesterford Archaeological Group
Date
01 Mar 1979 - 31 Mar 1979 between
Description
Observation of a cable trench by Great Chesterford Archaeological Group for ECC Archaeology Section, during recutting of a drainage roadside ditch on the western verge of the A11 at Little Chesterford, Essex in March 1979.
NRHE data transfer:
No further details; archive to go to Saffron Walden Museum?
Sources
- --- SEX16936 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Great Chesterford Archaeological Group. unknown. SMR paper record.
- --- SEX77195 Serial: Essex Archaeological and Historical Congress. 1981. Essex Journal: a review of archaeology and local history, Volume 16 (2). 16 (2). No 1, p.6.
- --- SEX16942 Report: Couchman, C.R.. unknown. A Bronze Age burial from Littlebury, Essex: Report on the finds.
- --- SEX134 Graphic material: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- --- SEX16943 Photograph: Unknown. unknown. TL54-083.
- <1> SEX1633 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. (ed.). 1980. Excavations in Essex, 1979. Essex Archaeology and History. 16(1). 39-50. Collins, A,E., p.44.
- <2> SEX16938 Interim Report: Collins, A.E.. 1979. A Bronze Age Cremation Site at Little Chesterford, Essex.
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- EHER 4865 Bronze Age pit on the east bank of the M11 (Monument)
- EHER 4863 Early Bronze Age inverted cremation burial and funeral pyre, below a flint cairn, at Bordeaux Farm (Monument)
- EHER 4797 Late Bronze Age ribbon torc from west of Little Chesterford (Find Spot)
- EHER 4864 Possibly Bronze Age post holes, west of Bordeaux Farm (Monument)
- EHER 4862 Prehistoric gully at Bordeaux Farm (Monument)
- EHER 4796 Roman pottery from west of Little Chesterford (Find Spot)
Finds (9)
- BURIAL URN / BICONICAL URN (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- BURIAL URN / BICONICAL URN (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- PERFORATED OBJECT (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- CREMATION / HUMAN REMAINS (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- CREMATION / HUMAN REMAINS (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- BEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- RING (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- SHERD (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1601 BC)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 637637