Test pit excavation by Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit at 'Othona' Roman fort, Bradwell-on-Sea, 1999-2000 - EEX61575

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0334 0830 (1m by 0m) Fig. 14c in linked source.
Map sheet	TM00NW
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

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TEST PIT

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Field Archaeology Group/Unit, ECC

Date

01 Nov 1999 - 28 Aug 2000 at some time

Description

A small test pit, 1.5m by 1.0m, was excavated through the foreshore to determine whether deposits containing Roman building rubble were of Roman date. The test pit was inspected by Peter Murphy, the English Heritage Regional Advisor in Archaeological Science. A sample taken from the test pit section was examined by Dr James Wells at the English Heritage Centre for Archaeology.

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--- SEX59459 Report: Lavender, N.J.. 2000. Othona, Bradwell on Sea, Essex. Archaeological Survey: Synthesis of Results.

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