Monument record MCC8597 - Blackwater Site 17

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Buried land surface with scatter of heat-shattered flints, struck flints and very sparse charcoal flecks.

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Grid reference Centred TM 0658 1427 (437m by 359m)
Map sheet TM01SE
Civil Parish EAST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Buried land surface with scatter of heat-shattered flints, struck flints and very sparse charcoal flecks. Possible habitation site of Mesolithic or Neolithic date.<1><2>

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  • <1> EXCAV REPORT: Wilkinson, TJ and Murphy, Peter. 1985. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim report number 6. Interim report number 6 p10-14.
  • <2> Monograph: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.L.. 1995. The archaeology of the Essex Coast, Volume 1 : The Hullbridge Survey project. EAA 71. EAA Report no..

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Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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