Archaeological monitoring and recording at 51-53 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3BZ: May-June 2016
CAT Report 969: summary
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Julie Curl)
Summary
An archaeological watching brief was carried out at 51-53 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex in advance of the construction of side and rear extensions. Despite being located close to the site of the
Butt Road Roman cemetery, no significant archaeological horizons were identified, with only modern features and landscaping/terracing recorded. A piece of human arm bone
and a sherd of cut amphora were both recorded from modern contexts (L1). The human bone was probably from a disturbed Roman burial associated with the Butt Road cemetery, but the amphora is more representative of Roman domestic or industrial activity.
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Location
51-53 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3BZ
Map Reference
TL 99279 24756 (c)