Site Event/Activity record ECC975 - Exploratory trench at St Helena School, Colchester, 1987

Location

Location St Helena School, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 98844 25797 (62m by 10m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

March 1987

Map

Description

Three small trial holes revealed gravel surfaces which formed the surface of the walled precinct around Temple 2 at Sheepen.<1> The following sequence was recovered from each of the three holes: 0-300 mm = topsoil, 300-600 mm = sequence of gravel surfaces inside the Roman temple precinct, 600/900-1000 mm = 'cover loam' containing pottery and other finds including glass fragments - cut by some early features, 900/1000 + mm = natural sand and gravel.<2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 11684.
  • <1> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1988. Vol. 19 (Third Series) Essex Archaeology and History. Vol. 19. p264.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 3/1987/D.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman Temple Precinct, Sheepen, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 8:13AM

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