Possible Bronze Age to Iron Age enclosure system at Site 6, A120 (EHER 19454)
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Summary
A number of ditches and a pit was excavated on this site in 2000-2001, possibly indicating a later prehistoric enclosure system.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5870 2227 (114m by 72m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CANFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
- PIT (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2600 BC (at some time) to 42 AD (at some time))
- GULLY (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC (at some time) to 101 BC (at some time))
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC (at some time) to 101 BC (at some time))
- POST HOLE (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC (at some time) to 101 BC (at some time))
- ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2600 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
2000. Evaluation.
A number of ditches and a pit was excavated on this site, one datable by pottery to the early Bronze Age to late Iron Age. Most features were shallow and plough truncated although some ditches survived up to 0.50m in depth. The interpretation given for this site is that it may represent part of an enclosure system of prehistoric date, with two separate alignments suggesting two phases. <1>
2001. Excavation.
The evaluation revealed two curving gullies, a pit filled with burnt flint and several truncated post holes forming a focus for activity dated to the early to middle Iron Age. <2>
See also: <3>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX60857 Evaluation Report: Shepherd, N.J.. 2001. A120 Trunk Road, Stansted Airport to Braintree, Essex - Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- <2> SEX63518 Post Excavation Assessment Report: Oxford Archaeological Unit and Wessex Archaeology. 2003. A120 Trunk Road, Stansted Airport to Braintree, Essex: Post-excavation assessment and publication proposal. Volume 2.
- <3> SEX61307 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2002. CP/02/04/04.