Transactions. Fourth Series. Volume 4 (2013)
(238 pages)

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Contents:

• Obituary. Major William Alfred Hewitt, 1923-2013: Michael Leach … 1
• Obituary: C. R. Hart, 1923-2013: Janet Cooper … 2
• A prehistoric eyot at Canning Town, Newham: a geoarchaeological investigation: M Nicholls, J Corcoran, E Eastbury, J Cotton, R C Scaife, J E Whitaker, R I Macphall, N Cameron & K Stewart … 3
• Further excavations at a Late Prehistoric and Roman Site at West Thurrock: K Ritchie … 27
• Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon occupation at Clements Park, Southend-on-Sea: Gareth Chaffey, Gail Wakeham, Matt Leivers & Philippa Bradley … 40
• Mersea Barrow Essays: 59-87
• The West Mersea Roman Barrow (Mersea Mount): Stephen Benfield & Ernest Black … 59
• Mersea Island Barrow: the cremated bone and aspects of the mortuary site: Jacqueline I McKinley … 74
• Mersea Island Barrow: molecular evidence for frankincense: Rhea Brettell, Ben Shern & Carl P Heron … 81 (view online: http://www.academia.edu/8256418/Mersea_Island_barrow_molecular_evidence_for_frankincense )
• St Martin, Chipping Ongar: the Romanesque Church: Daniel Secker … 88
• A medieval croft at Lodge Farm, St Osyth : M Germany … 109
• A Henrican fort and its associated foreshore structures: archaeological investigations in Cudmore Grove Country Park, East Mersea, 2002-03: E M Heppell … 136
• ‘Young Gentlemen are at a Reasonable Rate to be Boarded’. The account of The Free Grammar School, Colchester c.1690-c.1820: David Tomlinson … 158
• The distribution and origin of ponds in Essex with special reference to the parish of Broomfield: Ken Newman … 177
• Archaeology in Essex (2011): A Bennett … 196
  Shorter Notes
• Three Prehistoric worked flints of special interest: Hazel Martingell … 216
• Prehistoric and Roman remains at South Gate Hotel, Thremhall Avenue, Stansted Airport: Jonathan House … 217
• A re-used Anglo-Saxon cross shaft fragment from St Mary’s Church, Newport: Daniel Secker … 222
• Survey of an earthwork mound – Magdalen Laver: Peter D R Sharp & David McOmish … 223
• Thomas Marshall or John Beche? Who was the last Abbot of Colchester?: John Ashdown-Hill … 228
  Book Reviews
• Archaeology of the Essex Coast, Volume II: Excavations at the Prehistoric Site of the Stumble: Jane Sidell … 233
• Sir Thomas Smith: Scholar, Statesman and Son of Saffron Walden: Nicholas J Easton … 233
• Essex Bibliography: Andrew Phillips & Paul Sealey … 235