Site Event/Activity record ESF21432 - Excavation, Land to North of the Street Erwarton
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Location
Location | Land to North of The Street |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 2194 3473 (21m by 22m) |
Map sheet | TM23SW |
Civil Parish | ARWARTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Excavation identified ditches and a pit of Bronze Age or later Iron Age date. A line of post-holes crossed the site on an alignment at odds with every other phase. This was of uncertain date, producing finds of possible prehistoric or Early Anglo-Saxon to late Saxon date. Building activity at the front of the plot was begun probably in the Late Saxon period, represented by structural slots and post-lines. These too were poorly dated by finds, producing possible prehistoric and Early Anglo-Saxon pottery. More substantial buildings were constructed along the street front in the early medieval period, including a timber building containing a hearth. The rear of the site was divided by N-S aligned boundary ditches at this time. Later in the medieval period habitation at the street front probably continued, with some additions to the existing buildings. The rear of the site was further divided by the addition of E-W aligned boundary ditches. A well and an associated timber building were set back from the street. In the post-medieval period many of the property boundary ditches stayed in use, however the buildings within the excavation area appear to have gone out of use. A probable cess pit infilled at this time suggests that habitation was ongoing through the post-medieval period even if the buildings were located elsewhere (S2).
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes
Associated Identifiers:
HER event no. ARW 064
Planning Application No. B/10/00266/FUL
OASIS form ID suffolkc1-60559
NMR No. 1552869
Project Type: Recording project
Investigation Type: Full excavation, Open-area excavation
Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16
Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI)
Current Land use: Other 13 - Waste ground
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Roman, DITCH Medieval , WELL Post Medieval , WELL Medieval , PIT Post Medieval , PIT Medieval , DITCH Post Medieval , POST-HOLE Medieval , POST-HOLE Post Medieval , BEAM-SLOT Medieval , PIT Roman
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Post Medieval , POTTERY Medieval , POTTERY Roman, CBM Medieval , CBM Post Medieval
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 500.00 Square metres
Grid Reference: TM21963473 Point
Height 25.50 - 27.25 metres
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist)
Design originator: Jess Tipper
Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner
Supervisor: Duncan Stirk
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Metal, Worked stone/lithics
Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Survey, Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Metal, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics
Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Miscellaneous Material, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Metal, Worked stone/lithics
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: Land to North of The Street, Erwarton ARW 064
Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S., Stirk, D.
Other Bibliographic Details: 2010/178
Date: 2011
Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS
Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds
Description: A post-excavation assessment in house style - wire-comb bound and card-covered as per usual style.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF54385 Unpublished document: Stirk, D & Cass, S. 2011. Post-Excavation Assessment Report, Land to North of the Street Erwarton, ARW 064.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- ARW 064 Late Saxon and Medieval buildings and settlement evidence, Land North of The Street, Arwarton (Monument)
Record last edited
Apr 20 2012 9:23AM