Site Event/Activity record ECC1693 - Roman pottery from Cymbeline Way, Colchester, 1993
Location
Location | Colchester Camping Site, Cymbeline Way, Colchester |
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Grid reference | TL 96642 25585 (point) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
December 1993
Description
CAT received a report from the site owner of Colchester Camping Site on Cymbeline Way that pottery was discovered when digging a soak away pit at the site. The sherds were from two Roman vessels: A pre-Flavian jar and a undated thin bodied Roman vessel. These were described as being found at a depth of 1.5m close together in a thin layer sealed by horizontal layers of gravel and clay. The find spot was a few meters to the east of a newly built toilet block. A note by Carl Crossan of CAT comments ' From the location and stratigraphy the finds seem more likely to be part of a more extensive spread of Roman material sealed by later made up levels rather than pit fill.' The pottery was returned to the finder. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC188 Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 12/93a.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2016 8:42AM