Prehistoric and Roman finds assemblage at Boreham Airfield (EHER 80910)

A small assemblage or prehistoric pottery, some Roman pottery and Roman tile/daub was recovered as residual artefacts in medieval features at Boreham Airfield during evaluation and subsequent excavation.

October 1995. Archaeological evaluation. The earliest signs of activity are two sherds of prehistoric pottery, a small quantity of prehistoric flint, and a handful of Late Iron Age/Early Roman pottery. All these artefacts are residual in later contexts and indicate prehistoric and Late Iron Age/Early Roman activity in the vicinity. <1> June 1996. Archaeological excavation. Roman pottery and tile was present in some medieval features and is also probably residual. The focus of prehistoric or Roman settlement was probably a short distance away, and the finds could have originated from sites such as those previously excavated at Bulls Lodge Dairy or Great Holts Farm (EHER 14127). A ditch located during the evaluation of Area 3 to the immediate South of the current site was found to contain exclusively prehistoric and Roman pottery in its upper fill. It is probable that these finds are not residual as no medieval pottery was retrieved. This ditch may form part of the Roman field system identified at Great Holts to the East of the evaluation. <2>