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Monument Number 383767

Hob Uid: 383767
Location :
Essex
Colchester
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TL9855025690
Summary : The remains of a Roman box containing bronze bracelets and a ring and a jet necklace were found along with Roman and Belgic pottery, animal bones and a human skull were found in 1930 in a sand pit at Lexden. Possibly indicative of a Roman settlement.
More information : In 1930, three Roman bronze bracelets, a bronze ring
and a jet necklace, all resting on top of rotting wood, were
found in a sand pit at Lexden, TL 98552569 (a). A few pieces
of grey ware were discovered in the surrounding soil. The sides
of the sand pit show sections of trenches and pits from which
coarse native pottery, Belgic and Samian wares, animal bones and
a human skull have been found. (1-2)

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Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : (E J Rudsdale)
Page(s) : 58-9
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Vol(s) : 19 - 1930
Source Number : 2
Source :
Source details : F1 WMJ 16-AUG-56
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Source Number : 2a
Source :
Source details : Mr Poulter Hollytrees Museum Colchester
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Late Iron Age
Display Date : Late Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -100
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
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Monument Type : Settlement
Evidence : Find, Conjectural Evidence
Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Human Remains, Findspot
Evidence :

Components and Objects:
Period : Late Iron Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery
Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Settlement
Object Type : BOX, RING, BRACELET, NECKLACE, HUMAN REMAINS, ANIMAL REMAINS
Object Material : Bronze, Jet

Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 92 NE 15
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1956-08-16
End Date : 1956-08-16