Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pit, Horndon to Barking Gas Pipeline (Site 2) (EHER 16871)
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Summary
A roughly rectangular pit was recorded during a watching brief on the construction of a 19km long natural gas pipeline.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6412 8395 (134m by 96m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1993. Watching brief.
A roughly rectangular pit was recorded during a watching brief on the construction of a 19km long natural gas pipeline. the pit was 2.5m long, 1.3m wide and up to 0.45m deep with an uneven base and was filled with a very dark greyish brown clay loam. Large quantities of animal bone, representing at least three cows, were recovered from this fill during hand excavation, together with a small amount of burnt flint, worked flint and six sherds of pottery. The pottery was of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age date (although a Saxon date for four sherds is also possible). <1> <2>
The pit is interpreted as a refuse pit; the considerable quantity of animal bones representing butchery refuse. <1>
See also <3>.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX43026 Report: Birbeck, V. and Barnes, I.. 1994. Horndon to Barking Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Archaeological Investigations 1993. p.7.
- <2> SEX43027 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1992. Horndon to Barking Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline, Archaeological Assessment: Stage 2 Results and Mitigation.
- <3> SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ68SW