Monument record IPS 717 - Former Fire Station, Colchester Road, Ipswich.
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 1813 4607 (160m by 204m) |
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Map sheet | TM14NE |
Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- (Alternate Type) ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- PIT (Post Medieval to IPS: Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GULLY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DEPOSIT SEQUENCE (Undated)
Full Description
Evaluation identified numerous early Roman (mid 1st - mid 2nd century) features comprising a very large sunken feature that appeared to have a metalled base, gullies, ditches and pits. The remainder of the site contained features of post-medieval/modern date only, many of which were associated with the fire station complex. Sparse quantities of residual struck flint and burnt flint were found. The small number of flints have a diverse date range: a long blade of Palaeolithic or Mesolithic date. Mesolithic blade production on or close to the site is attested to by a core recovered as un-stratified material and micro-blades contained in a Ditch and Gully. The remaining debitage is of later Neolithic to early Bronze Age date (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF55201 Unpublished document: Barlow, G. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Former Fire Station, Colchester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Finds (7)
- FSF38211: LONG BLADE? (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF38212: FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF38213: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF38214: TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF38215: TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF50081: CONICAL MICROBLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50082: BLADELET (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit, Former Fire Station, Colchester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ref: OASIS-archaeol7-156617) (ESF25132)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation, Former Fire Station, Colchester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ref: OASIS-archaeol7-156617) (ESF22188)
Record last edited
Jan 14 2020 2:03PM