Late Bronze Age to early Iron Age pottery sherds at Jasper's Green (EHER 6240)
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Summary
Three fragments of pottery sherds, dated to the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age transitional. In Colchester Museum.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7218 2655 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHALFORD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Bronze Age pottery found 1922. <1>
Three fragments of a vessel (Deverel-Rimbury type pottery) of hard light red ware, decorated with finger and thumb impressions and groups of tooled wavy lines, were found about 2 ft. below ground surface in King's Croft gravel pit, less than half a mile east of the pit where late Bronze Age urns were discovered. It is believed that the fragments are late Bronze Age/early Iron Age transitional. In Colchester Museum (Accession No 4489.24). <2> - <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX76543 Map: Historic England. Annotated Record Map. Corr 6" (M R Hull Aug 1949).
- <2> SEX5964 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1924. Colchester Museum Report. p.7.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL72NW07, 1950.
- <4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 4489.24.
- <5> SEX706 Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1926. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Volume 17. 2(17). p 127-128.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72-007
- NRHE identifier: 378802
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 NW 7