Site Event/Activity record ESF22106 - Monitoring, Africa Alive, Kessingland

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Location

Location Land west of Africa Alive
Grid reference Centred TM 5161 8681 (39m by 245m)
Map sheet TM58NW
Civil Parish KESSINGLAND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

NPS Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

PROJECT DETAILS An archaeological Watching Brief was conducted for EcoGen Ltd during the excavation of a trench across open fields to facilitate the installation of underground cabling. The watching brief monitored the final 250m approx. of trench directly south of the junction between Snab Hill, Dam Lane and Back Street. Several archaeological features(all undated) were recorded. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. KSS 082 NMR No. 1576953 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Watching Brief''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: None Current Land use: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain, POST-HOLE Uncertain, POND Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLINT Neolithic, POT Middle Iron Age , POT Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.25 Kilometres Grid References: TM51628694 Line, TM51678646 Line PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Services Design originator: David Whitmore Director/Manager: Nigel Page Supervisor: Andy Barnett DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: NPS Archaeology Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Worked stone/lithics', 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Images vector', 'Spreadsheets', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Worked stone/lithics', 'other' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Contents: 'Worked stone/lithics', 'Ceramics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: An Archaeological Evaluation at Land to the West of Africa Alive, Kessingland, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Barnett, A. Other Bibliographic Details: Report 2597 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: NPS Archaeology Place of Issue or Publication: Norwich Description: A4 paper, double-sided, colour-printed, spiral-bound; pdf

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Barnett A. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Africa Alive, Kessingland.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Land West of Africa Alive, Kessingland (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2023 11:59AM

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