Late Iron Age to Roman pottery assemblage at Pippin's Road, Burnham-on-Crouch (EHER 81168)

Archaeological excavation in 2017 recovered a small assemblage of Late Iron Age to Roman pottery in earlier features. It has been interpreted as residual and intrusive, but as indicative of use of the landscape during this period.

November-December 2017. Archaeological excavation. The recovery of a distinct group of Late Iron Age pottery from a single pit demonstrates likely use of the landscape during this period. Additional Roman material was recovered from a Late Bronze Age pit. This pottery was found with Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age material and its fragmentary state suggests that it has been damaged by ploughing and may be intrusive to the feature. The pottery, however, is perhaps still indicative of a possible deliberate deposition and limited land use during the Roman period. A further twenty-two sherds of later Iron Age/Roman date were recovered from various features attributed to Periods 1 and 2. These are all thought to be intrusive in nature, though are indicative of a general presence within the landscape. Whether it can be inferred from these examples that the prehistoric boundary (EHER 49646) was still visible in the Late Iron Age and Roman landscape is uncertain. <1>