Saxon finds, Clacton Road (EHER 2914)
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Summary
Saxon finds. Signs of occupation were found but no definite occupation layers or remains of dwellings.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 128 158 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Saxon finds. <1>
VCH mentions a Saxon site on the south side of the road opposite a Roman one. <2>
In 1949 council houses were built on the south side of the road. Signs of occupation were found but no definite occupation layers or remains of dwellings. Rubbish pits, oyster shell and food bone dumps were found as were a large bone comb of Viking type and a sherd from a grey ware pitcher with impressed and scored decoration dated to the 8th-9th centuries by G C Dunning. <3>
The approximate location of the discovery is probably near TM 128158. The comb is of a well-known, if not common, type and dates from early 8th to 9th century (if not later). The sherd is from an Ipswich Ware pitcher of around late 8th to 1st half of the 9th century. The comb would probably not be out of place in such a context. <4>
The comb and sherd are in Colchester Museum. <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX1258 Article in monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1963. A History of the County of Essex. Victoria County History Volume III. Vol 3, p176.
- <3> SEX1258 Article in monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1963. A History of the County of Essex. Victoria County History Volume III. p208.
- <4> SEX10280 Article in monograph: Barford, P.. 1976 ?. Unrecorded Discoveries in North-East Essex 1955-1976. East Anglian Archaeology. Forthcoming, typescript in SMR.
- <5> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc Nos 134.49, 48.173-6.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-046