Post-medieval pits and demolition layer, and multi-period finds assemblage at 6 Church Green, Coggeshall (EHER 80178)
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Summary
Trial trenches contained three post-medieval pits and a demolition layer. The finds assemblage comprised pottery, flints, ceramic building material, animal bone and metal objects (including a brooch and a coin) which were dated from the Early Neolithic to the post-medieval periods.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8543 2295 (50m by 27m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COGGESHALL, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
May 2019. Archaeological evaluation.
Three post-medieval pits were investigated in three trial trenches, and Trench 1 also contained a post-medieval demolition layer. The features produced post-medieval pottery, brick and peg-tile, as well as Roman material including a 1st-century brooch and a copper alloy coin, possibly a nummus.
Early Neolithic to late Bronze Age flints were also recovered. <1>
Finds
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PEG TILE (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- SHERD (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- END SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3301 BC)
Sources
- <1> SEX75300 Evaluation Report: Hicks, E.. 2019. Archaeological evaluation at 6 Church Green, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1UD.