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Land at Essex County Hospital, Colchester, CO3 3NB: Archaeological Test Pit Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-220376_1.pdf (10 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This report describes the results of an archaeological test pit evaluation carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land at Essex County Hospital, Colchester, CO3 3NB (NGR TL 9880 2492) between the 3rd and 6th August 2015. The archaeological work was commissioned by Linden Homes Eastern prior to the potential redevelopment of the hospital. The aim of the work was to characterise the archaeological potential of the proposed development area. The principal result of the evaluation was the presence of a number of Roman deposits/ layers as well as areas of quarry pitting. These were associated with moderate to large quantities of finds including animal bone, pottery of Roman (1st-3rd century) date and ceramic building material (CBM) including hypocaust tile, and box flue tile suggesting the presence of a building with a hypocaust heating system in close proximity. The finds indicate domestic, with several indications of relatively high status. The findings are in keeping with the results of previous investigations in this part of Colchester, with a number of high status artefacts and burials already recorded in the area as well as on the site. |
Author: |
M E Jones
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Colchester Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
Parish: |
COLCHESTER |
Site: |
Land at Essex County Hospital |
District: |
Colchester |
County: |
Essex |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 598912, 224904 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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BONE
(Find)
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CERAMIC
(Object England)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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QUARRY PIT
(Monus)
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METAL
(Find)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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TEST PIT
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
preconst1-220376 |
OBIB: |
R12184 |
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Note: |
A4 bound report including figures, plans and plates.
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Created Date: |
25 Sep 2017 |