Medieval ditches and Romano-British finds, Activity Area 8, Broad Street Green (EHER 80991)
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Summary
Trial trenching recorded two medieval ditches and a gully which produced a small assemblage of medieval pottery and a residual assemblage of Romano-British pottery and ceramic building material.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8564 0948 (183m by 176m) See Fig. 10 in source. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT TOTHAM, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
July 2023. Trial trenching.
Three gullies, two ditches and a pit (see EHER 80992) were identified in Trenches 511 and 514–515. Trench 511 contained two intercutting ditches and a gully; one of the ditches was oriented N-S and post-dated the other which was oriented NW-SE. The gully was also oriented N-S. A mixed finds assemblage comprising pottery of late prehistoric, Romano-British, and medieval date, as well as Romano-British ceramic building material, was recovered from the features. It is likely that the earlier finds are residual, and the ditches and gully are of medieval date. <1>
Finds
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- TILE / BRICK (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- TILE / BRICK (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
Sources
- <1> SEX76151 Evaluation Report: Pierson, S.. 2023. Colchester Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford Water Pipeline: Archaeological Evaluation Report.