Bronze Age/Middle Iron Age settlement evidence and sparse Neolithic finds were uncovered over the general project area.

Residual flints and pottery sherds variously dated from the Mesolithic/Early Neolithic to Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, recorded by excavation in 2016 (and evaluation in 2013), show prehistoric activity in this area.

Prehistoric pottery and flint and Anglo-Saxon pottery and comb, recorded during excavations at Culver Street between 1981-2 and 1984-5.

Tree throw EF13 containing a large group of Early Neolithic pottery (61 sherds, 378g) and worked flints (5 flakes, 16g) and two burnt flint (20g), recorded during 2011 Site D excavation (F31 in the 2010 evaluation T23), in advance of the redevelopment of the former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks, Mersea Road.

Three pits containing mid to late Neolithic pottery, recorded by evaluation (Trench 4) in 2004. Three further pits of the same date were defined by excavation of a wider area.

Six mid to late Neolithic pits, representing a single phase of activity, defined by evaluation and excavation in 2004.

Late Neolithic pit with a number of residual pottery sherds and worked flint, recorded in 2004.

Late Bronze Age pottery, Neolithic flint, Anglo-Saxon? Sherds found during excavations in 1972.

Two small pits (F150 and F152) containing late prehistoric pottery, recorded during 2010 evaluation (and 2011 Site C excavation) in advance of the redevelopment of the former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks, Mersea Road.

A small assemblage of Roman pottery was found in 1946 in what might have been a grave to the south of Melrose Road, West Mersea.