Heard, K. (2019). Archaeological excavation: Land at Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Essex. UCL/ASE. https://doi.org/10.5284/1097262. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological excavation: Land at Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Essex
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1097262
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Abstract:		 Slight evidence for prehistoric activity includes an unstratified flint dagger (Early Bronze Age), an un-urned cremation (Middle Bronze Age) and a stone-lined hearth (Early Iron Age). There were three distinct phases of Roman activity. The earliest phase (AD 43-120) was represented by a curvilinear boundary ditch, or possible sunken track-way, enclosing a large open area containing four pits. A significant change of land use occurred c. AD 120 when a rectilinear field system was laid out. A large number of pits, mostly shallow and undated, provide inconclusive evidence for associated activity. In the later 2nd century the field system was overlaid by two rectangular ditched enclosures, which retained the alignments of earlier boundaries. A localised area of dense pitting with increased finds deposition in the south-east corner of the larger enclosure suggests occupation in an area of the site that had previously been in agricultural use. No Roman buildings or structures were found, but a large assemblage of domestic pottery, with some CBM and fired clay (including structural daub) suggest that there was a settlement close to the excavated area. Roman occupation of the site ceased in the early 3rd century. Agricultural land use from the late medieval period until the present day (as part of the Elmstead Hall estate), was demonstrated by field boundary ditches and animal burials. One of the cattle burials was radiocarbon dated to the earlier 15th century.
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Author:		 K Heard
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Publisher:		 UCL/ASE
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Essex
Parish: Elmstead
Country: England
District: Tendring
Grid Reference: 606016, 225897 (Easting, Northing)
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QUERN (Object England)
ROMAN QUERN (Tag)
ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN ENCLOSURE (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)
TILE (Object England)
ROMAN TILE (Tag)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
ROMAN FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
CREMATION (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE CREMATION (Tag)
DAGGER (Object England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE DAGGER (Tag)
EXCAVATION (Event)
HEARTH (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE HEARTH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
COIN (Object England)
ROMAN COIN (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE PIT (Tag)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-304286
OBIB: ASE Report Number 2017542
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Created Date:		 14 Jul 2022