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Possible Roman burials at St John's Garage Service Station, Moulsham Street (EHER 83170)

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Summary

An excavation in 1964 or 1965 may have recorded burials associated with the Roman settlement at Caesaromagus and probably represents the maximum extent of occupation along the south-eastern frontage of the London-Colchester road (EHER 80645).

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7057 0605 (point) Copied from linked Event.

Type and Period

Description

1964 or 1965. Archaeological excavation. An unpublished excavation may have recorded burials associated with the Roman settlement at Caesaromagus. The site probably represents the maximum extent of occupation along the south-eastern frontage of the London-Colchester road (EHER 80645). It has also produced a copy of an as of Claudius I, which is presumed to have been recovered from the excavation. <1> Note: The mapped location is approximate. The burials may belong to one of the two cremation cemeteries recorded at Caesaromagus, see EHER 83159 and EHER 83160.

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Sources

  • <1> Article in serial: Drury, P.J.. 1972. The Romano-British Settlement at Chelmsford, Essex: Caesaromagos. Essex Archaeology and History. 4. 3-29. p.12, footnote 41.

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