Site Event/Activity record ESF19260 - RAF Lakenheath, Tanker Access Road

Monitoring of soil survey holes revealed a build up of wet sands and peat in one hole, and two parallel north-south aligned ditches in the other. Roman finds were found in the ditch fill. It is understood that the proposal for the road has been abandoned. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode ERL 133 Planning Application No. Pre tanker access HER event no. ERL 133 NMR No. 1430766 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Recorded Observation, Test-Pit Survey Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None, Military Base Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 3 - Disturbed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): HUMAN BONE Uncertain, ANIMAL BONE Uncertain, POTTERY Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 5.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL7293880828 Point Height 8.00 - 8.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Jo Caruth Supervisor: Jo Caruth DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones Media: Images raster / digital photography, Images vector, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: RAF Lakenheath, Tanker Access Road, ERL133 Author(s)/Editor(s): Caruth, J. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report no. 2005/95 Date: 2005 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: Standard SCCAS minor monitoring report, includes maps, plans and sections.