Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 412: summary

Report on the archaeological investigations carried out on Areas C1, C2, E, J1, O, Q and S1 of the Alienated Land, Colchester Garrison, including the Time Team trenches and the Alienated Land watching brief: May 2004-January 2005
by L Pooley, P Crummy, D Shimmin, H Brooks, B Holloway, and R Masefield (with contributions from Francesca Boghi, H E M Cool, N Crummy, Julie Curl, S Benfield, Kevin Hayward, Val Fryer, Hazel Martingell, and Paul Sealey)

Date report completed: 2011
Location: Garrison, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL9922524539
File size: 79 Mb kb
Project type: excavation and monitoring
Significance of the results: ***
Keywords: circus burials inhumations cremations trackways field systems

Summary. A full and detailed report of excavations on the site of Colchester Garrison between 2004 and 2007. The report is divided into six chapters each covering a single or group of sites. Topics covered are mainly Roman cemeteries, Late Iron Age/Roman trackways and field systems, and the Roman circus.