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Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Medieval Remains on Land at Zone A Housing, Beaulieu, Chelmsford |
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Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Four archaeological excavations were carried out within Zone A housing at Beaulieu, Chelmsford. (TL 7185 1031). The fieldwork took place between the 9th of April and 27th of May 2014. The first area (A2) encountered the remains of a Late Iron Age enclosure and two Late Iron Age pits associated with domestic settlement. Two separate areas totalling 400m² and 406m² in area (areas A3 and A4) targeted Late Iron Age pits to the south of the development area. The northern area (Site 7) uncovered a Middle Bronze Age ditch, along with part of a scattered Late Bronze Age settlement area, attested to by the remains of seven pits containing domestic refuse. Two phases of medieval activity were recorded, representing part of an ancillary manorial complex. The earliest Medieval phase comprises five ditches delineating small enclosures. The later phase included a putative watering hole or large semi-industrial pit, with a cobbled surface to one side and hedge line arrangements potentially for the control of livestock. |
Author: |
Helen Stocks-Morgan
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
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Essex |
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Springfield |
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England |
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Chelmsford |
Grid Reference: 572298, 210140 (Easting, Northing)
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BRONZE AGE DITCH
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MEDIEVAL DITCH
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL ANIMAL REMAINS
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ANIMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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IRON AGE PIT
(Tag)
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UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS
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LATE IRON AGE DITCH
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OASIS Id: |
oxfordar3-181898 |
OBIB: |
OAE report 1630 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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Created Date: |
13 Jul 2022 |