Sparrow, P. (2009). Land to the rear of 39 Julien Court Road, Braintree, Essex: An Archaeological Evaluation. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1007030. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land to the rear of 39 Julien Court Road, Braintree, Essex: An Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological trial trenching evaluation, comprising four trenches, was conducted prior to the construction of two new residential dwellings and an access drive. The trenches were located within the footprints of the planned dwellings and drive. Trenches 1 and 2, located in the northern area of the site were sterile of finds and features. Trench 3 contained an undated small pit (1), located in the north-eastern end of the trench and contained no finds. An unstratified, undiagnostic struck flint, to the west of pit 1, was the only find recovered. Trench 4 was situated at the highest point, in the south-eastern corner of the site. Aligned north-west to south-east, the trench was cut into the wettest area. The presence of two damaged land drains, aligned east to west, (one located above the other) in the north-western end of the trench indicates that site drainage has always been a concern. A north-east to south-west aligned post-medieval ditch (5) was present in the north-western end of trench 4. It contained one piece of fragmented ceramic tile and a small piece of oyster shell, though, due to their poor preservation, neither find was retained. The alignment of the feature indicates that it was probably intended for site drainage, as well as forming a plot boundary. One struck flint indicates the transitory presence of prehistoric people, though its presence does not aid further interpretation of prehistoric Braintree. No evidence of Roman to medieval activity was found, perhaps indicating that the site was marginal land throughout history. The 2nd to 4th Edition Ordnance Surveys of the late 19th and early 20th centuries show a boundary running through the site, along a similar alignment, and in the same place as ditch 5. The evidence provided by cartographic sources that the site remained agricultural until the 1970s is supported by the post-medieval ditch and a lack of other datable features and finds.
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Author:		 P Sparrow
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Publisher:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment Records (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Land to the rear of 39 Julien Court Road, Braintree, Essex
Parish: BRAINTREE
District: Braintree
County: Essex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 576370, 223730 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Struck Flint (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-67693
OBIB: 2146
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016