Bronze Age beakers and possibly also a flint dagger, possibly from Borough Field, Great Chesterford (EHER 4927)
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Summary
Three Bronze Age beakers and a prehistoric flint dagger found.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 5020 4300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Two beakers (Late Southern (S3), eastern cylinder-necked variant (S3(E)) are in Cambridge Museum (Nos 48.431 and 48.432). One definitely and the other possibly from Borough Field, Great Chesterford, while a flint dagger found here is of doubtful association. <1> - <5>
Note: The dagger is recorded in EHER 4993 and described as Roman.
A third beaker of handled type from Great Chesterford is in Saffron Walden Museum. (Not listed by Clarke). <1> <2> <6> <7>
Site Assessment = Accession number for Saffron Walden Museum beaker.
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Note: This record had been mapped to the generic location TL 50 43 but has been re-mapped to the known location of Borough Field. It is still a generic location for the field and does not represent the precise findspot, but better represents the locality of the find.
See also <8>.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL54SW36, 1974.
- <3> SEX8453 Monograph: Clarke, D.L.. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol 2, p.446, p.481, p.547.
- <5> SEX1315 Bibliographic reference: Fox, C.. 1923. Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. p.34, p.322.
- <6> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum.
- <7> SEX188 Monograph: Doubleday, H.A.. 1903. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol I (VCH). Vol 1, p272.
- <8> SEX72792 Monograph: Medlycott, M.. 2011. The Roman Town of Great Chesterford. Gazetteer 26, p.225.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL54
- NRHE identifier: 374314
- National Monuments Record: TL 54 SW 36