Find Spot record MCC455 - Finds from St John's Abbey Precinct, Colchester
Summary
Late Bronze Age pottery, Neolithic flint, Anglo-Saxon? Sherds found during excavations in 1972.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99888 24792 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Three sherds of flint-gritted pottery of Late Bronze Age date were found during the excavation at St John's Church in 1972. One came from pit F20 and the others were in medieval graves F23 and F27.<1> The pottery is of the type found in substantial quantities at Sheepen.<1>
A flint was in the backfill of the Roman grave F70 at the St John's Church site, excavated in 1972. Dr John Wymer describes the flint as a Neolithic flake knife with shallow, secondary working. <2>
Four grass tempered, undecorated sherds were found on the site of St John's Church. They cannot be closely dated but may well be Anglo-Saxon.<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SCC45 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.12.
- <1> SCC106 Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1993. CAR 9:Excavations of Roman and later cemeteries, churches and monastic sites in Colchester, 1971-8. 9. p.205.
- <2> SCC106 Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1993. CAR 9:Excavations of Roman and later cemeteries, churches and monastic sites in Colchester, 1971-8. 9. p.205.
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Record last edited
Oct 19 2016 10:09AM