Colchester Archaeological Group undertook archaeological excavations in 2003 and 2005 on land (c.0.80ha.) to the east of Teybrook Farm, on the north side of the Roman River.<1> The main feature investigated was a ring-ditch (remains of a flattened barrow, as there were no earthwork remains), 23m in diameter internally (27m externally), within which were 14 cremation burials. Eleven of the burials were in urns of the Middle Bronze Age Ardleigh-style. The cremated remains of eight individuals had survived. Both males and females were represented, ranging in age from a neonate/infant 0-1 years old to adults 30-40 years old. In addition to the grog-tempered pottery associated with the Middle Bronze Age burials, there was a significant quantity of hand-made prehistoric sherds (102 sherds weighing 1216g), primarily flint-tempered, among the assemblage. An assemblage of Neolithic pottery, probably Peterborough ware, was recovered from a small pit or scoop (TRD9), now misplaced (based on a photograph of the assemblage, many have impressed decoration, while two of the sherds, one of which might be a rim, display an impressed herringbone pattern). Almost all of the remaining sherds were plain body sherds; there was one rim sherd (TRD13/1) from a bowl with a row of spaced finger-tip indentations made below the rim. While there are few diagnostic pieces, a mid-late Bronze Age date is given as likely for most if not all of this pottery. A large quantity of handmade, undecorated and organic-tempered pottery (with a small number of sand-tempered sherds), dated from the 6th to the early 8th century, was recovered from the site (498 sherds weighing 5945g), which indicates the presence of an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the vicinity. Most of this pottery (174 sherds weighing 1316g) was recovered from an E to W aligned ditch (TRD5/TRD7/F16), c.2.8-3.1m wide x c.0.5-1m deep, which had cut through the ring-ditch. A pit and two/three postholes were also of similar date (based on pottery within their fills); there were 92 sherds (2072g) from a large, elongated pit F10. There were also two small body sherds from pit F10 (14g in total), possibly of late Anglo-Saxon to medieval date but these were not closely-dated. A small sandy greyware sherd (4g) from the top of pit F20 (30) was more certainly medieval, probably dating to the period of the c.12th/13th-14th century. A small quantity of pottery of late Iron Age and Roman date was also recovered (37 sherds weighing 534g). A small number of fragments of Roman ceramic building material, including some large unabraded pieces were also recorded from later dated features (83 fragments weighing 5011g). The pieces of CBM primarily came from the Anglo-Saxon ditch (41 fragments at 2081g) and pit F10 (25 fragments at 2564g). A total of 243 fragments (1293g) of fired clay were recovered. The vast majority were featureless fragments with only seven showing surfaces, five of which were curved. Finds included a ceramic spindlewhorl from the Anglo-Saxon ditch as well as seven fragments of fired clay loomweight from the Anglo-Saxon ditch, an unstratified hone and at least (probable) two iron knives (unfortunately, ironwork was not conserved). A large quantity of residual and unstratified worked flint (195 fragments), dating to the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, was also recovered from the site. In addition, three flint axes (two Mesolithic and one Neolithic) were recovered from the site, recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme. On the northwestern edge of the site, a series of quarry pits (TRD13/TRD14) were identified cutting through the ring-ditch.