Bronze Age beaker, 800 metres from Springfield Lyons (EHER 5553)
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Summary
Bronze Age beaker found in 1904.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7351 0906 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPRINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Earthenware beaker found in 1904. <1>
A Bronze Age 'B' beaker discovered by workmen in a small gravel pit. In Chelmsford Museum. Hard light brown coarse fabric containing grit and shell. Horizontal bands, some deeply incised decoration. Pot incomplete.
Illustration on OS card; from this looks like an all-one-cord beaker.
Identified by British Museum, now in Chelmsford Museum. (Not listed by D.L Clarke: Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland, 1970) <2><3><4><5>
OS siting accepted <6>
Additional reference <7> <8>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL70NW03, 1950.
- <3> SEX2670 Artifact: Chelmsford Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Chelmsford Museum.
- <4> SEX42293 Serial: Essex Review. 1904. Essex Review. p120.
- <5> SEX61941 DESC TEXT: Gilman, P.. 1986 ?. Springield TL73510906 (TL70/5).
- <6> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments.
- <7> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. OS 6" 1969.
- <8> SEX68888 DESC TEXT: Tyler, S. and Major, H.. 1987. The Early Anglo-Saxon cemetery and later Saxon settlement at Springfield Lyons, Essex.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70-005
- NRHE identifier: 378216
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NW 3