Site Event/Activity record ESF26945 - Community Test Pitting - Botesdale 2018

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Location

Location Botesdale
Grid reference Centred TM 6049 2759 (740m by 745m)
Map sheet TM62NW
Civil Parish BOTESDALE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish RICKINGHALL INFERIOR, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish RICKINGHALL SUPERIOR, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Organisation

Access Cambridge Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

In late March 2018, a total of eight 1m square archaeological test pits were excavated in both Rickinghall and Botesdale by 32 Year 7 and Year 8 students from the King Edward VI School and St Benedict's Catholic School and were dug as part of the Independent Learning Archaeology Field School (ILAFS) programme. Test pit one was excavated to a depth of 0.48m and Test pit 7 and 8 were excavated to 0.8m at which point natural was found. Test pit two was excavated to a depth of 0.6m and Test pit three was excavated to 0.7m, Test pit 4 was excavated to 1m, Test pit 5 was excavated to 0.6m, Test pit 6 was excavated to 0.45m. Natural was not found, but due to time constraints, excavations were halted at this level and the test pit was recorded and backfilled (S1) (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Collins, C.. 2019. Archaeological test pit excavations in Rickinghall and Botesdale, Suffolk in 2017 and 2018.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Minter, F., Rolfe, J. and Saunders, A.. 2019. Archaeology in Suffolk 2018, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Community Test Pitting - Botesdale and Rickinghall 2017 and 2018 (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Nov 21 2023 3:54PM

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