Site Event/Activity record ECC2606 - Watching brief at Aldi food store, Magdalen Street, Colchester, 2006
Location
Location | Magdalen Street |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 00292 24736 (137m by 75m) |
Map sheet | TM02SW |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Essex County Council Archaeology Section
Date
2006
Description
The archaeological watching brief monitored the clearance of the site down to the level of the underlying natural sand. The sand was overlain by modern overburden, 0.3m to 1.2m deep. The depth of the overburden increased towards the back (south) of the site. There were no pre-modern deposits and features and very few pre-modern finds. The stratigraphic evidence indicated that the site had been extensively disturbed in modern times.
The finds were residual and largely comprised several undiagnostic medieval sherds, and a small assemblage of mostly 16th to 17th-century pottery. All of the finds were found on the surfaces of modern features.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SCC690 Watching Brief Report: Germany, Mark (ECC Field Archaeology Unit). 2006. Archaeological watching brief attendance: Aldi food store, 61 Magdalen Street, Colchester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Feb 29 2016 2:36PM