Site Event/Activity record ESF23005 - Excavation, Land at Hopton Road, Barningham

PROJECT DETAILS The excavations revealed evidence for multi-period activity on the site from the Early Bronze Age onwards. Four major archaeological periods were identified, with the majority of the activity dated to the prehistoric, specifically the Early Bronze Age and Middle Iron Age. The Early Bronze Age activity consisted of pits containing signs of on-site flintworking and burnt material. The Iron Age activity included parts of a possible segmented enclosure as well as more pitting. There was also evidence of Roman clay extraction and possible field systems Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: Sitecode BNG 020 Contracting Unit No. 8121 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Open-area excavation''' Reason for Investigation: National Planning Policy Framework - NPPF Site status: None Current Land use: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): GULLIES Middle Iron Age , ENCLOSURE DITCHES? Roman, QUARRY PITS Roman, PITS Middle Iron Age , PITS Early Bronze Age Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Middle Iron Age , POTTERY Early Bronze Age , WORKED FLINT Early Bronze Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 1700.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL97107690 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Design originator: Archaeology South-East Director/Manager: Adrian Scruby Supervisor: Ian Hogg DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Stratigraphic', 'Survey' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Stratigraphic', 'Survey' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Drawing', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section', 'Survey ', 'Unpublished Text' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Final Report on Archaeological Excavations at Land at Hopton Road, Barningham, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Ian Hogg Other Bibliographic Details: ASE report No. 2014331 Date: 2015 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeology South-East Place of Issue or Publication: Braintree, Essex Description: Grey literature report