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¹⁰ I would like to thank the contractors, Mac Alpines, for site access, and Dr Roger Ling for examing the stucco and discussing it with me and supplying the references for note 8. Mr Philip Crummy of Colchester Archaeological Trust also has been most helpful, both he and Dr Ling have commented on drafts of this note. All opinions expressed, however, are the responsibility of the writer. The finds are in Colchester Museum.