Site Event/Activity record ECC2486 - Trial-trenched evaluation at the Garrison Sports Grounds, Colchester, 2000

Location

Location Garrison sports field, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9947 2440 (69m by 123m)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

January 2000

Map

Description

Three trial trenches (two 20m long trenches each 1.5m wide and one small test-pit) were excavated at the Garrison sports ground, following an inconclusive geophysical survey (ECC2487), revealing a Roman cremation and two medieval or post-medieval features. <1> The cremation is dated to the late Roman period (by the flagon neck in the fill of the pot rather than the cremation pot itself). The level at which archaeologically significant deposits were found was only 350mm below modern ground-level, although there was reason to believe that in other areas it may have been as little as 200mm.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Evaluation Report: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd.. 2000. An archaeological evaluation at the Garrison Sports Ground, Circular Road North, Colchester. CAT rep 54. CAT Report 54.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman cremation cemetery, Garrison Sports Field, Colchester (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Evaluation of Garrison Redevelopment Project, Colchester, 2006 (Ref: ECC2659)

Record last edited

Oct 7 2015 3:38PM

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