ESS-CD2D75: ESS-CD2D75 Iron Age vessel sherds

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VESSEL

Unique ID: ESS-CD2D75

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Two small vessel sherds of sandy grey fabric with inclusions that look Iron Age. The thicker sherd has some red-brown inclusions that may be grog, which indicates a pre-Roman Iron Age date of circa 50BC to 50AD. A further two sherds are probably from Iron Age storage jars.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 50

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 4
Weight: 92.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010 - Friday 31st December 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Saffron Walden 1787

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
Parish or ward: Berden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL4629
Four figure Latitude: 51.940353
Four figure longitude: 0.122537
1:25K map: TL4629
1:10K map: TL42NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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