Monument record SUS 005 - Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age cropmarks of field systems and finds.

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Summary

Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age cropmarks of field systems and enclosures and not a Roman marching campas previously suggested. Summary from record SUS 005: Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age cropmarks of field systems, metal detector finds and excavated roundhouse and inhumation.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 145 785 (339m by 256m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TM17NW
Civil Parish	STUSTON, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age cropmarks of field systems and enclosures (S1)(S2)(S4) (S10). Not a Rom marching camp as was previously suggested (S5).
Radiocarbon dating of peat from the evaluation and excavation indicates that the fields system / enclosures were of Late Bronze Ahe - Early Iron Age in date.
A dense area of burnt flints found on surface at TM 1441 7848 (S3).

Iceni Pattern-Horse coin found metal detecting in area of cropmark enclosure. Predominantly Rom finds (S6).
Fieldwalking, metal detecting & trenching assessment produced only two possible IA pottery sherds, terret ring fragment, probably mid C1, also found (S7).
Bronze Age / Iron Age enclosure, roundhouse, inhumation and metal detector finds (S7)
Radiocarbon date of human humerus (SUERC-6756 (GU-13114): 810-540 CalBC. Check record. (S8)

Sources/Archives (14)

<S1> SSF18491 (No record type): SAU, AP AGH 09.
<M1> SSF41361 (No record type): APs: AGH 09; NAU AFA 5, 7, 8, 9.
<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2).
<R1> SSF5513 (No record type): EAA, 5, 1977, 237, plates 29 & 30.
<S2> SSF11752 (No record type): NAU, APs AFA 5,7,8,9.
<M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S3).
<S3> SSF61801 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation Report - A140 Scole Dickleburgh Impovment (River Waveney to A140 south).
<S4> SXS50124 Photograph: Norfolk Landscape Archaeology. Norfolk Landscape Archaeology Air Photography. NAU, AP,TM1478 ACEHAG8, ABZHAG3, ACGHAG10, ACJHAG12, ACLHAG14, ACDHAG7, ACFHAG9, ACHHAG11, ACKHAG13.
<S5> SSF58525 Unpublished document: Martin, E. A. and Plouviez, J.. 1978. Prehistoric and Roman Cropmark Sites in Suffolk.
<S6> SSF17339 (No record type): Rackham K, finds list, map, 198?.
<S7> SSF18968 (No record type): SAU, assessment report & archive, 1992.
<S8> SSF50272 Unpublished document: Radiocarbon date report. Scottish Universities Environ Res Centre.
<S9> SSF62041 Monograph: Ashwin, T. and Tester, T.. 2014. A Romano-British Settlement in the Waveny Valley: Excavations at Scole 1993-4; East Anglian Archaeology 152.
<S10> SSF55905 Unpublished document: Palmer, R.. 1996. Aerial Photographic Assessment, Stuston / Oakley.

Finds (2)

FSF14166: COIN (Late Iron Age - 1 AD to 42 AD)
FSF14167: HARNESS (Late Iron Age - 1 AD to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 24 2025 9:57AM