Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pits, SW of Butterfields Lodge (EHER 48550)
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Summary
A small group of Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age pits, which contained pottery sherds, one fragment of briquetage and furnace slag.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8820 0082 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATCHINGDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
January-June 2011. Watching brief.
Three small shallow oval pits, each with a single fill and similar dimensions located within a discrete group. Each pit contained abraded sherds of later prehistoric coarse ware pottery that may be assigned to a broad date range spanning the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age period. A single sherd from a vessel of briquetage was found within one of the pits, and three small fragments of possible furnace slag were also found in this fill, and may represent the residue of iron smithing. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX72645 Watching Brief Report: Brittain, M. and Hutton, J.. 2011. Latchingdon Growth DG5 Scheme, Anglian Water: Archaeological monitoring and recording. p.4.