Late Bronze Age pit at Edas Wickford Centre, Alderney Gardens (EHER 80019)

Eleven trenches were excavated in advance of the construction of a single-storey building. Four features were discovered - three pits and one ditch. Two of the pits and the ditch were undated. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from the third pit. One sherd of early to middle Iron Age pottery was discovered in the ploughsoil. A single piece of burnt flint was also recovered from the late Bronze Age pit.

September 2020. Trial trenching. Eleven trenches were excavated in advance of the construction of a single-storey building with associated car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, and groundworks. Four features were discovered - three pits and one ditch. Two of the pits and the ditch were undated. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from the third pit. The pottery comprised one sherd of handmade flint tempered pottery. The external surface is oxidized and orange coloured, while the core is darker. One sherd of early to middle Iron Age handmade sand tempered pottery was discovered in the ploughsoil. A single piece of burnt flint was also recovered from the late Bronze Age pit. The piece was cracked, crazed, and burnt grey. <1>