Excavation and watching brief by The Heritage Network Ltd (Baldock) at EMC Building, Plextek, Ickleton Road, Great Chesterford, 2000-2001 - EEX53895
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5021 4283 (286m by 294m) Digitised from Fig. 2 in report <1>. |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL54SW |
| Civil Parish | GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
The Heritage Network Ltd (Baldock)
Date
11 Oct 2000 - 19 Jan 2001 between
Description
Three small areas were opened, trenches 1-3, and the excavation of two drainage runs was observed, trenches A and B. Trench 1 correpsonded to the building footprint, Trench 2 to the area of the septic tank and Trench 3 to the balancing pond. Trench A linked the EMC building with Trench B; nothing of archaeological significance was exposed. Trench B ran parallel with the river from the balancing pond across Trench 2 to a point approximately 40m north of the northern corner of Trench 1; nothing of archaeological significance was exposed.
NRHE data transfer:
Excavation and watching brief in advance of proposed development recorded Romano-British activity.
Sources
- <1> SEX63137 Excavation Report: Ashworth, H.. 2002. EMC Building, Plextek, Ickleton Road, Great Chesterford: archaeological assessment report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EHER 45212 Roman apsidal building and associated settlement activity at the Plextex site, Ickleton Road, Great Chesterford (Monument)
Finds (9)
- VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HOB NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 1000000 BC to 701 BC)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 1401560
- Archaeological Investigations Project: E.22.A029