Brooks, H. and Holloway, B. (2015). Archaeological watching brief at Roman House (former bus station), Queen Street, Colchester, Essex. Colchester Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082347. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief at Roman House (former bus station), Queen Street, Colchester, Essex
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Series:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was carried out in November- December 2013 and May to July 2014. Contractors' work was principally the construction of fences along the eastern site boundary wall (ie, western edge of VAF), and adjacent to the site southern boundary (ie, the Roman town wall capped by later brick walling), and the laying of services, and boreholes. On the southern site edge, fence post-holes revealed but did not damage the top of the Roman town wall. In other places, topsoil was not penetrated (in some parts of the site, services/fence posts were cut through made ground dumped during the construction of Firstsite - see picture below). No archaeological finds or features were revealed. The boreholes were the deepest intrusions - although direct observation was impossible, some finds were observed in the cores. In Borehole 8, sealed by 1.3 - 1.5m of postmedieval topsoil was a layer containing fragments of Roman tile and oysters (a layer consisting of the demolished remains of Roman structures, and possibly overlying more solid structures such as floors), and a possible mortar floor. BH2 and BH5 revealed the same sequence. BH1 revealed at 1.2m a possible opus signinum (pink mortar) floor, and BH3 the remains of an opus signinum floor at 1.2m. BH2, 4 and 9 revealed clay with op sig fragments, suggesting demolished Roman buildings and floors.
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Author:		 H Brooks
B Holloway
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Publisher:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Colchester Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Roman House, Queeen Street
County: Essex
District: Colchester
Parish: COLCHESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 599992, 225093 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TOWN WALL (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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Note:		 A4 ring bound loose leaf
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020