Late Bronze Age cinerary urn, Marsh Farm, Alresford (EHER 2669)
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Summary
Later bronze age cremation urn, of coarse brown ware with finger tip impressions on rim was found inverted over a cremation while digging foundations for a cottage in 1921. This could be the same urn detailed in EHER 2606.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0540 2110 (46m by 46m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALRESFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
A later bronze age (about 900-650 BC) cremation urn, coarse brown ware with finger tip impressions on rim was found inverted over a cremation while digging foundations for a cottage in 1921. <1>
<2> reports that only a portion of the bronze age urn was found, 1921. <2>
It is now in Colchester Museum. <3> <4>
See EHER 2654, and EHER 2655 for adjacent finds. See EHER 8493 for adjacent watching brief during gravel extraction.
EHER 2669 and 2606 are suspiciously similar, despite different locations. They may be different reports of the same find, or perhaps a misreading of the 1958 base map. <5>
Site Assessment = Accession numbers?
Additional reference <6>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02SE03, 1977.
- <3> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <4> SEX2503 Report: Colchester Museum. Colchester Museum Report. p8.
- <5> SEX58625 DESC TEXT: Wallis, S.. 1992. BA pot near Alresford Garage.
- <6> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM02-224
- NRHE identifier: 386362
- National Monuments Record: TM 02 SE 3