Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 582: summary

An archaeological watching brief at 12 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex - November 2010
by Don Shimmin (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Adam Wightman, Richard Ward)

Date report completed: September 2011
Location: 12 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 9745 2496
File size: 863 kb
Project type: Archaeological watching brief
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Roman, cremation, burial, cremated, human bone, Lexden Dyke

Summary. During an archaeological watching brief at 12 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex, two Roman urned cremation burials were uncovered. One of the burials had an accompanying flagon within the urn. Among the other finds recovered from the site was a quantity of prehistoric and Roman pottery. The two cremation burials are part of the Late Iron Age/Roman Lexden cemetery area.