#ThrowbackThursday West Lodge Road

Another Thursday, another #ThrowbackThursday. Today we are discussing our work on West Lodge road back in 2004-2005🎉

In 2004, prior to the excavation of the property, we dug two evaluation trenches. We found two intact Roman urned cremation burials – one in each trench😮 One was made of Roman coarse ware fabric and probably dates the to first century. As well as these, other bone (which is likely human) was also recorded, which may represent inhumation burials.

From 2004-2005 a watching brief and limited excavation were carried out on the site. Four or five further cremation burials were identified as well as a burnt feature (possibly a bustum burial) and a variety of Roman tile, septaria and pottery🏺

Our investigations on this site confirm that it was well within the Roman cemetery area and was in use from the 1st or early 2nd century to the late 3rd or 4th century👀

To learn more about this site, please check out CAT Report 318 at http://cat.essex.ac.uk/reports

Image: Illustration of F2 cremation urn in section (A section is a vertical cross-section through the archaeological feature, which shows the find in situ)