Monument record ERL 089 - RAF Lakenheath, Child Development Centre (IA)

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Summary

June 1995: Single crouched burial found by workmen in service trench plus excavated Middle Iron Age pits (with some scored ware).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7261 8000 (50m by 51m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

June 1995: Single crouched burial found by workmen in service trench next to building 421. Site examined - no sign of grave cut in formed soil over burial, which was only about 45cm deep below present ground surface (and only circa 20cm below ancient ground surface?), overlying hard, decayed chalk. Bones in fairly good condition although some were lost during excavation of the trench. Probably prehistoric. No other burials or finds from about 25m length of trenches noted. Details and sketches in (S1).
Findspot mislocated to TL 7289 8008, relocated to TL 7263 8000 in October 1996 (S2) AND (S4).
2001 & 2002: Large area excavations uncovered Middle Iron Age pits (with some scored ware), LIA/Early Rom ditch systems and ESax features (S3).
2003: Radiocarbon dated to 2450 +/-50BP (GU-10504, 770-440BC @ 2 sigma)(S3).
See also Rom & Sax.

Assessment of the potential for the analysis and publication of the archaeologicial finds at RAF Lakenheath (S5).

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Unpublished document: 2005. Archaeological Assessment Report. RAF Lakenheath, Historic Sites., Lakenheath.
  • --- Unpublished document: Caruth , J. & Tester, A.. 1996. Archaeological Excavation and Monitoring Report - Heating Main Replacement project RAF Lakenheath.
  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, Tester A, field report, June 1995.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S3).
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Tester A, October 1996.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2003. Exc report. Child Development Centre., Eriswell.
  • <S4> Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 39 (1), p.98.
  • <S5> Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2005. Assessment report. RAF Lakenheath, Prehistoric sites., Lakenheath.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 3 2023 10:32AM

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