Monument record ERL 139 - RAF Lakenheath Family Support Complex, Eriswell.

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Summary

Small excavation in advance of construction revealed Middle Saxon enclosures and a possible structure.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5734 2804 (24m by 39m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Small excavation in advance of construction revealed Middle Saxon identified extensive Middle Saxon occupation consisting of field systems, pits, a distinctive pit group and a possible structure. Finds of Ipswich Ware pottery and evidence from the animal bone showing food waste, butchery, milk and wool production and possibly horncore working along with the evidence of the slag for a possibly smithy suggest both domestic and industrial activity with settlement very nearby and mixed farming being carried out. (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2004 (S2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: 2005. Archaeological Assessment Report. RAF Lakenheath, Historic Sites., Lakenheath.
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2006. Archaeological Excavation Report, Consolidated support complex, RAF Lakenheath, ERL 116 and Family Support Complex RAF Lakenheath ERL 139.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2005. Archaeology in Suffolk 2004. XXXXI (1).

Finds (12)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 27 2024 11:04AM

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