Bronze Age pit on the east bank of the M11 (EHER 4865)
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Summary
A watching brief in 1979 recorded a Bronze Age pit containing beaker pottery and flint tools.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 5041 4168 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLEBURY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
March 1979. Watching brief.
Site 3 (this record) had previously been disturbed by motorway work. The evidence suggested a pit at least 0.32m wide x 0.26m deep. It had contained black, ashy soil, beaker pottery and worked flint. No bones were found to suggest a burial. Finds of rough, dark brown ware, beaker pottery, blades and another tool (two items with retouch, the other probably used as a scraper). This source has an illustration of the finds. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX16938 Interim Report: Collins, A.E.. 1979. A Bronze Age Cremation Site at Little Chesterford, Essex.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL54-093