Later prehistoric arrowhead and pottery sheds at Rayne-Braintree Bypass (EHER 9015)
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Summary
Rescue excavation in 1987 in advance of the Rayne-Braintree Bypass recovered a sparse scatter of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery and a late Neolithic/early Bronze Age arrowhead.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 712 223 (145m by 85m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RAYNE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
1987. Excavation.
Rescue excavation in advance of the Rayne-Braintree Bypass. Main period was a Roman rural settlement (see EHER 9014). A sparse scatter of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery represents an unlocated prehistoric site in the area. A late Neolithic/early Bronze Age arrowhead was also found. Finds with Braintree District Council, excavation archive with Essex County Council Archaeology Section, final report to appear in Essex Archaeology and History. <1> - <4>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX346 Article in serial: Priddy, D.A. (ed.). 1988. Excavations in Essex, 1987. Essex Archaeology and History. 3(19). 260-271. p 266.
- <2> SEX28739 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. Braintree Town Hall Centre?.
- <3> SEX28740 Graphic material: Smoothy, M.D.. unknown. SMR.
- <4> SEX4999 Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1989. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 20. 3(20). p 1-29.
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Other References
- NRHE identifier: 922810
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SW 35