Monument record THS 033 - Undated pits and unstratified Lithic implements, Land off Beyton Road, Thurston (SGL) GEO (ASE) EVL

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Summary

Evaluation and small excavation identified a post medieval ditch and five small undated pits.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9201 6471 (258m by 197m)
Map sheet TL96SW
Civil Parish THURSTON, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Archaeological features and deposits of prehistoric to modern date were identified in ten evaluation trenches. A small assemblage of flint debitage was recovered from an accumulation of soil in a natural depression. The flint ranges in date from the Neolithic to the later prehistoric period. Lesser amounts of struck/worked flint (including a core, a blade and a bladelet of probable Mesolithic/Early Neolithic date) were collected from the ploughsoil and as residual finds in post-medieval features. Two small pits ( or possible natural features) each produced a single undiagnostic flint flake , both of which were poorly stratified surface finds. Post-medieval features consisted of a ditch (corresponding to a field boundary shown on early 19th-century maps). And an infilled gravel put. Five small pits were either modern or undated (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Heard, K.. 2021. Archive Report: Land at Beyton Road, Thurston.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 3:39PM

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