Site Event/Activity record ESF23006 - Evaluation, Land East of Warren Avenue, Church Hill, Saxmundham

PROJECT DETAILS The development area is located on undulating ground with broad valleys running from north-east to south-west and from south-east to north-west, meeting at the central west edge of the site. Previous archaeological work to the southwest of the site identified Bronze Age remains, although a geophysical survey of the development area had identified very few anomalies of likely archaeological origin. These included a series of possible infilled field boundary ditches or an enclosure. Eleven trenches, each measuring 30m by 2m, were excavated in the central section of the site, primarily targeted to test the results of the geophysical survey. The suggested infilled ditches/ possible enclosure were shown to be naturally infilled shallow dry valleys or coombs. Archaeological remains were found in a number of trenches, primarily in the dry valleys, and comprised Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age finds within possible occupation deposits. In addition, further prehistoric finds were recovered from the overlying colluvial deposits. Identifiable cut features were scarce and comprise only one undated gully. Additional recorded features include a probable natural linear feature and a tree bole which contained prehistoric struck flint. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. 8298 Sitecode ESF 22629 Related HER No. SXM036 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate Methods and Techniques: ''Targeted Trenches'' Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: National Planning Policy Framework - NPPF Current Land use: Cultivated Land 1 - Minimal cultivation Monument Type(s)/Period(s): OCCUPATION LAYERS Early Bronze Age , GULLY Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Bronze Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM3896063260 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Design originator: ASE Director/Manager: Adrian Scruby Supervisor: Adam Dyson DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Stratigraphic', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Stratigraphic', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Drawing', 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archive Store Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Land East of Warren Avenue, Church Hill, Saxmundham Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Dyson, A Other Bibliographic Details: Report no. 2015017 Date: 2015 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeology South-East Place of Issue or Publication: Braintree Description: Report of approximately 40 pages including plans and photographs (bound paper copy and PDF) URL: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/