Roman pottery sherds, Marsh Farm Pit (EHER 2654)

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Summary

Five sherds of Roman pottery found during inspection of pit following removal of topsoil. The pottery dates to the 1st century AD. The finds are in the Colchester Museum. No definite features were found, but one possible linear feature was identified.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0506 2138 (288m by 141m)
Civil Parish	ALRESFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

DITCH? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Five sherds of Roman pottery found during inspection of pit following removal of topsoil. The pottery dates to the 1st century AD. The finds are in the Colchester Museum. No definite features were found, but one possible linear feature was identified. <1> <2> <3> See EHER 8492 for watching brief in adjacent area during gravel extraction. And EHER 2655 for other finds. Site Assessment = Accession numbers?

Finds

VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX9360 DESC TEXT: Buckley, D.G.. 1980. SMR.
<2> SEX8570 Artifact: Unknown. 1980. ARTEFACT by .
<3> SEX3028 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. and Turner, C.. 1980. Work of the Essex County Council Archaeology Section, 1979. Essex Archaeology and History. 3(12). 51-85. pp 56-57.

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Old SMR Number: TM02-212
NRHE identifier: 924577

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