Pocock, M. and Sparrow, P. (2010). Access road off Southend Road, Bournes Green, Southend-on-Sea, Essex: Archaeological monitoring and recording summary: revised edition.. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017263. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Access road off Southend Road, Bournes Green, Southend-on-Sea, Essex: Archaeological monitoring and recording summary: revised edition.
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1017263
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit (ECC FAU) carried out archaeological monitoring for a golf course development at Bournes Green, Southend-on-Sea. The following works were monitored: 1. Cleaning out of the old road side ditch; 2. Ground reduction of 0.62m along the widened roadway; 3. Topsoil strip of a 16m length of the new access road; 4. Excavation of the repositioned road-side ditch (Fig 1). No archaeological remains of interest were exposed within the cleaned-out road-side ditch or during ground reduction alongside Southend Road. Three sherds of late medieval pottery were recovered from the topsoil. The subsoil contained one sherd of 10th to 13th century pottery was recovered from the subsoil. Several modern services cut by ditches were revealed. A single sherd of flint-tempered prehistoric pottery was retrieved from the surface of 003 (within 002). Removal of the topsoil in the area of the new access road was of insufficient depth to fully expose archaeologically significant remains. Observations made after excavation to a depth of around 1.6m of the new roadside ditch to the west of the access road, found no archaeological remains. Observations on the ditch east of the access road were halted half-way through as again no archaeological remains were visible. An area to the west of the monitored groundworks was stripped without the supervision of an archaeologist. A fortuitous site visit enabled a preliminary assessment and quick walkover of the stripped area. One sherd of late medieval/ early post-medieval pottery was recovered from the topsoil (4). In conclusion, sparse evidence of medieval and early post-medieval activity was identified, and the residual prehistoric pot sherd indicates an earlier human presence at the site.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	M Pocock P Sparrow
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Southend-on-Sea SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Bournes Green Parish: SOUTHEND ON SEA District: Southend-on-Sea County: Essex Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Southend Road Grid Reference: 591800, 187350 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) 10th To 13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: essexcou1-14767 OBIB: 1590
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	25 Nov 2016

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