Iron Age pottery and briquetage, Elm Park House, Station Road (EHER 82052)
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Summary
A small but interesting assemblage of Late Iron Age pottery and briquetage was unearthed by workmen excavating a lift shaft at Elm Park House. The pottery vessels are all recognisable settlement forms of the first half of the first century AD.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 055 287 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE
Watching brief, 1981
A small but interesting assemblage of Late Iron Age pottery and briquetage was unearthed by workmen excavating a lift shaft at Elm Park House. The pottery vessels are all recognisable settlement forms of the first half of the first century AD representing between 50 and 60 vessels by sherds that are noticeably unworn. Some of the forms can be post-Conquest, but the group as a whole is emphatically native. Nine sherds of briquetage (associated with salt production) were found associated with the pottery. The finds appear to come from a shallow gully. The finds are in the Colchester and Essex Museum. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX77005 Article in serial: Essex Archaeology and History. 1986. Late Iron Age pottery and briquetage from Elm Park House, Ardleigh, 1981. Essex Archaeology and History. 17. 166-170. pp. 166-170.
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Other References
- NRHE identifier: 924433
- National Monuments Record: TM 02 NE 84