Monument record WTH 011 - Late Bronze Age artefact scatter, enclosures pits and features at Hales Farm Barn Development, Haverhill (Withersfield)

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Summary

Late Bronze Age artefact scatter, enclosures pits and features at Hales Farm Barn Development, Haverhill (Withersfield).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 661 468 (221m by 258m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL64NE
Civil Parish WITHERSFIELD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

January 1992: scatter of 11 sherds `IA' (actually LBA) pottery found during 20m gridded fieldwalking survey, spread over whole field surface. Details in parish file (S1). Trial trenching recommended.
September 1998: Trial trenched evaluation located series of LBA features (also undated features) & pottery (examined and dated by Matt Brudenell, March 2009) details in (S2),
For LBA hoard (see WTH 012) from within area of scatter (S2).
2000: open area excavation (in terrible conditions) prior to housing identified part of small sub-rectangular enclosure surrounding or adjoining (the report fails to locate the findspot) hoard findspot. The part excavated enclosure ditches contained small amount of plain flint-gritted pottery (LBA - M Brudenell), a small number of flint implements and a decorated (possibly MBA) large bronze pin. A series of pits and field boundary ditches to the south were partially excavated. Details in (S3).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2000 (S4).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, fieldwalking archive, January/February 1992, maps etc..
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2).
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Sommer, M.. 1998. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land North of Withersfield Road, Haverhill.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Bales, E. and Topham-Smith, C. 2002. Excavation report- Hales Barn, Withersfield.
  • <S4> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C., Plouviez, J., Thomas, G. & Geake, H.. 2001. Archaeology in Suffolk 2000. XXXX (1).

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 9 2024 3:50PM

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