Wightman, A. and Brooks, H. (2011). Report on an archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief at the Salerooms site, Chequers Lane, Great Dunmow, Essex: August and September 2009 and March 2010. Colchester Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1076293. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Report on an archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief at the Salerooms site, Chequers Lane, Great Dunmow, Essex: August and September 2009 and March 2010
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1076293
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 site lies in the centre of modern Great Dunmow, and on the northern edge of the site of the Roman 'small town'. It is also to the east and north-east respectively of sites excavated at Chequers Lane by the Chelmsford Archaeological Trust in 1970-72 and adjacent to Redbond Lodge by the Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit in 2004. A 5% evaluation revealed areas of gravel, which were thought to represent a Roman road bordered by a ditch, Roman pits and post-holes, and a number of possible Roman inhumation burials. The trench containing the inhumation burials and one of the areas of gravel was later extended to an area broadly equivalent to the footprint of one of the proposed buildings, and a previously unevaluated area was also opened up in the south-western corner of the site. Together, these gave an excavation area of approximately 490m2 (or 28% of the site). In this larger excavation site, the number of inhumation burials increased to a total of 23 (all dating to the late 3rd-4th century). In addition, it became more apparent that the ?gravel road was simply natural gravel, the surface of which had been used as a convenient surface for a route. A small number of post-holes or small pits located close to the grave cuts may have held grave markers. A crescentic feature cutting some of the inhumation burials was of uncertain but possibly ritual purpose. A subsequent watching brief on the digging of four soakaways and a pit for a holding tank produced no significant results. The majority (75%) of the excavated contexts were of Roman date. The post-Roman features are not considered to be of particular archaeological significance.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	A Wightman H Brooks
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Colchester Archaeological Trust
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Essex County Council Historic Environment (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Dunmow Salesrooms, Chequers Lane County: Essex District: Uttlesford Parish: GREAT DUNMOW Country: England Grid Reference: 562650, 221890 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COFFIN NAILS (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HOBNAILS (Find) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION BURIALS (Monus) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: colchest3-76526 OBIB: CAT Report 535
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	30 Apr 2020

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