Iron Age amphorae, near Sandon (EHER 5525)
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Summary
A pair of Iron Age amphorae were found during gravel-digging near Sandon. These may indicate the remains of an Iron Age cremation.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 74 04 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SANDON, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
A pair of Iron Age Dressel 1B amphorae found during gravel-digging. Likely to be remnants from a Welwyn type grave. In Colchester Museum, no accession date or number given. <1>-<5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL70SW13, 1978.
- <3> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <4> SEX187 Monograph: Cunliffe, B.W. and Rowley, R.T.. 1976. BAR Supplementary Series No 11 - Oppida in Barbarian Europe. p.318.
- <5> SEX54357 Monograph: Whimster, R.. 1981. BAR 90 - Burial practices in Iron Age Britain: a discussion and gazetteer of the evidence c 700 BC- AD 43. Vol. 90 p. 369.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70
- NRHE identifier: 378449
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 SW 13