Undated ditch and the possible remains of Roman cremation burials, Chelmsford College, Moulsham Street (EHER 83171)
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Summary
An unpublished excavation recorded a ditch, probably a field boundary, and recovered pottery which may be the remains of cremation burials.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7046 0579 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
1966. Archaeological excavation.
An unpublished excavation recorded a ditch, probably a field boundary, from which was recovered pottery, perhaps the remains of cremation burial(s). Verbal information from the excavator; the interpretation is the responsibility of the author. <1>
Note: The mapped location is approximate. If this monument is the remains of cremation burials as Drury suggests in source <1>, they are likely to belong to the cemetery recorded in EHER 83159.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX19864 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 42.