Site Event/Activity record ESF20536 - 141 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich

An archaeological evaluation identified two features of archaeological interest were recorded during the work. These were charcoal and ash filled pits, one of which was radiocarbon dated to the middle Saxon period, and may be evidence for charcoal burning for a nearby smithing site. The site had subsequently been extensively ploughed using a rotary plough which will have removed any shallow archaeological deposits. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Planning Application No. C/09/0346 HER event no. PFM 017 NMR No. 1525673 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Not recorded Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Not known / Not recorded Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POT Iron Age , FLINT Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.67 Hectares Grid Reference: TM208425 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Duncan Stirk DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Plan, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHIES Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: PFM 017 141 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich Author(s)/Editor(s): Stirk, D. Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: PFM 017 141 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich. Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Stirk, D. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report 2009/282 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich