Late Iron Age or Roman pit, Sandpit Road, Braintree (EHER 16366)

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Summary

In Trench B an irregularly shaped pit produced pottery of either a Late Iron Age or early 1st century date.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 7552 2308 (39m by 13m) Copied from EEX58416 prior to deletion.

Type and Period

PIT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)

Description

1988. Archaeological excavation. In Trench B an irregularly shaped pit produced pottery of either a Late Iron Age or early 1st century date. <1> <2>

Finds

SHERD (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX19816 Article in serial: Gilman, P.J. (ed.). 1989. Excavations in Essex 1988. Essex Archaeology and History. 20. 157-171. Smoothy, M.D., pp.159-160.
<2> SEX76229 Article in serial: Havis, R.. 1993. Roman Braintree: excavations 1984-90. Essex Archaeology and History. 24. 22-68. pp.22-68.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Archaeological excavation by M.D. Smoothy at Sandpit Road (West), Braintree, 1988 (Ref: SR88) (EEX41194)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL72-036

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