Site Event/Activity record ECC404 - Oaklands Avenue Excavation, Colchester, 1975
Location
| Location | Oaklands Avenue, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 96439 24147 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
1975
Description
Two trenches were dug by machine across the ditch of the so-called 'palimpset earthwork'. The excavation was carried out in the face of imminent residential redevelopment. The ditch was observed in the side of the machine cut trenches as was a second smaller ditch.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. pp.107-108.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC7085 'Palisaded earthwork', Oaklands Avenue, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 7 2016 1:23PM