EAA 105: Excavations at Great Holts Farm, Boreham, Essex, 1992-94 (Paperback)
Series: East Anglian Archaeology Monograph
Pages: 239
Illustrations: 14 b/w pls, 124 figs, 76 tbs
ISBN: 9781852812225
Published: 31st December 2003
Casemate UK Academic
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A thorough and detailed report on the excavation of a low-status Roman site in advance of gravel extraction in Boreham, 8 km to the north-east of Chelmsford. Whilst briefly discussing prehistoric evidence at the site relating to Neolithic deposits, early to middle Bronze Age ring-ditches, a late Bronze Age settlement and an early Iron Age building, the main focus is on the 2nd- to 4th-century Roman villa and associated settlements and deposits. The Roman aisled villa and house was found to be set within a ditched compound with a network of fields and enclosures and also encompassing a bath-house and ancillary buildings including a granary and workshop or store. The methodology and results of the excavation are rpesented in detail and analysis of finds, zoological and botanical remains attest to the economy and means of production in the site as well as its wider significance for the area. Summaries in English, French and German.