Chance finds by workmen to northwest of Great Chesterford, 1953 - EEX64444
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 50 43 (point) Centrepoint of EHER 4939 |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL54SW |
| Civil Parish | GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Date
01 Jan 1953 - 28 Feb 1953 at some time
Description
Chance finds by gravel diggers just before the first excavation at the Anglo-Saxon cemetery in this area by Annable and Evison started in February 1953. The precise findspot is unknown. The mapped location has been derived from the centrepoint of the cemetery, EHER 4939.
Sources
- --- SEX17134 Monograph: Evison, V.I.. 1994. CBA Research Report No. 91: An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Great Chesterford, Essex. p.1.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EHER 83489 Probable Anglo-Saxon grave, part of N cemetery, northwest of Great Chesterford (Monument)
Finds (6)
- SWORD / SCABBARD (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- SWORD / SCABBARD (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- SPEARHEAD / SHIELD BOSS (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- SPEARHEAD / SHIELD BOSS (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOWL (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKET (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)