Site Event/Activity record ESF20188 - Former CES Building, MNL 610
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Location
Location | Former CES Building |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 6841 7758 (82m by 65m) |
Map sheet | TL67NE |
Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
An archaeological investigation involving the recording and excavation (where possible), of three trenches and a small surface strip was carried out on the former site of the CES Building, RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk. This revealed evidence of several prehistoric or Roman ditches and pits, one of which produced 2nd century+ pottery. The other prominent features included large, sub-rectangular pits that are thought to be the result of post-medieval chalk extraction for agriculture or construction. These, as well as a disturbed deposit, produced Roman pottery sherds from the 1st to the 4th century and one sherd of Iron Age pottery, all of which appeared to be redeposited. Although sometimes truncated by modern activity, the features were generally well preserved below up to 0.7m of topsoil and overburden.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known
Associated Identifiers:
Related HER No. MNL 610
Sitecode MNL 610
NMR No. 1522423
Project Type: Recording project
Investigation Type: Part Excavation
Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16
Site status: None
Current Land use: Other 3 - Built over
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PITS Roman, DITCHES Roman, PITS Iron Age , DITCHES Iron Age , PITS Post Medieval
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CLAY PIPE Post Medieval , POTTERY Post Medieval , LITHIC IMPLEMENT Late Prehistoric, QUERN Roman, SLAG Iron Age , SLAG Roman, ANIMAL BONE Uncertain, POTTERY Roman, POTTERY Iron Age , CBM Post Medieval
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 153.40 Square metres
Grid Reference: TL68437760 Point
Height 4.80 - 5.00 metres
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body
Design originator: Jude Plouviez
Director/Manager: Andrew Tester
Supervisor: Rob Brooks
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Stratigraphic, Survey, Worked stone/lithics
Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Spreadsheets
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: other
Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Section, Unpublished Text
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Worked stone/lithics
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: MNL 610, Former CES Building
Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R.
Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report no. 2009/015
Date: 2009
Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds
Description: A4 ring bound, white cover
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF50488 Unpublished document: Brooks, R.. 2010. Archaeological Excavation Report, Former CES Building, MNL 610.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MNL 610 Former CES Building, MNL 610 (Monument)
Record last edited
Apr 6 2011 1:54PM