Site Event/Activity record ESF19577 - Archaeological Monitoring, Land off Green Road, Brandon

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Location

Location BRD 193, Land off Green Road, Brandon
Grid reference Centred TL 789 859 (159m by 224m)
Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Archaeological monitoring of a stripped subsoil surface in advance of housing development at land off Green Road, Brandon, located a broad scatter of pits relating to prehistoric and 19th-20th century phases of activity. Recovered material evidence primarily consisted of prehistoric struck flint, including an early Neolithic 'laurel leaf' and post-medieval gunflint. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BRD 193 Sitecode BRD 193 Planning Application No. F/2003/1090/FUL NMR No. 1465573 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Neolithic Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLAKE Neolithic, FLAKE Bronze Age , LAUREL LEAF Early Neolithic, POTTERY Neolithic, POTTERY Bronze Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.10 Hectares Grid Reference: TL790860 Point Height 30.00 - 30.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: David Gill Supervisor: David Gill DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Context sheet, Map, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land at Green Road, Brandon. BRD 193 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J.A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2007/29 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS monitoring report

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Craven, J. A.. 2007. Archaeological Monitoring Report, Land off Green Road, Brandon.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Scatter of later Prehistoric pits (Monument)

Record last edited

May 25 2018 11:01AM

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