Site Event/Activity record ESF19458 - Evaluation, New Museum Building, West Stow Anglo Saxon Village

Two trenches were excavated as part of an archaeological evaluation of the proposed site of the new museum building at West Stow Country Park. This revealed the remains of an ancient occupation soil, which produced two sherds of Early Saxon stamped pottery. The occupation soil had been truncated by ploughing and occurred only in within hollows. Post holes and possible pits were also found suggesting that the sampled area was within the spread of the Anglo-Saxon settlement site. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Sitecode WSW 076 NMR No. 1463404 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Small-scale (e.g. single house, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Local Authority Designated Archaeological Area Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): OCCUPATION SOIL Early Medieval , PIT Early Medieval , POSTHOLE Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 720.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL79947140 Point Height 20.00 - 21.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: R Carr Director/Manager: David Gill Supervisor: David Gill DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics Media: Report, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: WSW 076 New Museum Building, West Stow Anglo Saxon Village Author(s)/Editor(s): 'Gill, D.J.' Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report No 2007/133 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Place of Issue or Publication: Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Description: Standard SCCAS client report, soft bound, A4