Archaeological evaluation at Amphora Place, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3WG: November 2017

Archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was undertaken at Amphora Place, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex on the site of the former Sheepen Road car-park, in advance of the construction of office building 2 (Phase 2 evaluation). The development
site lies beyond the north-west corner of the Roman town wall and to the east of the Roman trading depot and quayside at Sheepen. Modern layers were identified to a depth of 2.2-2.3m below current ground-level (5.14-5.15m AOD) in both trenches. Layers L1-L2 were associated with the construction of the former car-park and L8, L5 and L6 with late 19th- to early 20th-century rubbish-dumping on the site. L9 at the base of the trenches may represent an earlier phase of use, but no dating evidence was present.