Monument record PKM 090 - Roman activity inlcuding an urned cremation Area 16 Bury PZ Pipeline

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Summary

Excavation identified an area of Roman period activity including an urned cremation

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 930 693 (132m by 48m)
Map sheet	TL96NW
Civil Parish	PAKENHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

2013-2014: Excavation revealed evidence of Roman activity in the form of a cremation in a greyware jar dated AD50-100 comprising 243.5g of cremated human bone, and also two small circular gullies (neither large enough for a round house) and alignments of intercutting ditches. (S1)

Sources/Archives (1)

<S1> SSF62645 Unpublished document: Morgan, S.. 2018. Anglian Water Bury PZ - Barnham Cross to Little Welnetham Treated Water Plant: ost-Excavation Assessment.

Finds (5)

FSF58036: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FSF58037: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
FSF58038: CORE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
FSF58039: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF58040: HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavation - Thetford to Bury Pipeline, Barnham (ESF28313)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2026 2:14PM