Site Event/Activity record ECC4283 - Archaeological monitoring and recording at 4 Chaucer Way, Colchester, 2018

Location

Location 4 Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HA
Grid reference Centred TL 9652 2478 (6m by 10m)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

November 2018

Map

Description

Archaeological monitoring was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust during groundworks for a two-storey side extension (c.17.6m of foundation trenching, 0.5m wide x 1.05m deep). The foundation trenching was excavated through topsoil (L1, c.0.47-0.62m thick), and subsoil or a natural interface between the topsoil and natural (L2, c.0.27-0.32m thick,) into natural (L3, orange sand), encountered at a depth of c.0.95m below current ground level. No archaeological features or finds were encountered.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Watching Brief Report: Hicks, Elliott. 2018. Archaeological monitoring at 4 Chaucer Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4HA. CAT Report 1352.

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Record last edited

Apr 15 2020 3:05PM

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