Later prehistoric burnt stone, King George V Memorial Playing Field, off Station Road (North) (EHER 81277)

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Summary

2015 Test Pit 10. Burnt stone were recovered from one of 12 test pits excavated as part of an Access Cambridge Archaeology project. The finds are potentially of a later prehistoric date and suggest a later prehistoric presence on site, although analysis of the lithics would be needed to confirm this.

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Grid reference	TQ 9600 9951 (point)
Civil Parish	SOUTHMINSTER, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 10000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

April 2015. Access Cambridge Archaeology test pitting. Burnt stone were recovered from one of 12 test pits excavated as part of an Access Cambridge Archaeology project. The finds are potentially of a later prehistoric date, although analysis of the lithics would be needed to confirm this. <1>

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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 10000 BC to 42 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX72913 Report: Collins, C.. 2019. Archaeological test pit excavations in Southminster, Essex, 2015, 2016 and 2017. p.17.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Test pitting by Access Cambridge Archaeology at Southminster, 2015 (Ref: SOU/15) (EEX58959)

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