Monument record COG 090 - Prehistoric worked flints, and occupation features and medieval to Post Medieval activity including a circular post-defined structure

The evaluation was successful in revealing two main phases of activity on the site. The first phase is broadly assigned to the Mesolithic or earlier Neolithic periods. There is a clear concentration of activity of this date in the centre to centre-south area of the site. The concentration of lithic material recovered showed a relatively high number of cores suggestive of knapping taking place at the site. The main significance of the assemblage and the related features lies in its demonstration of human activity, including flint knapping, at the site.
The second phase relates to post medieval activity at the site relating to former agricultural boundaries (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2022 (S2)

The fieldwork revealed activity pertaining to the prehistoric and medieval/post-medieval periods. Pre-medieval activity comprised a number of dispersed pits which produced stratified assemblages of worked flint. Alongside the pits, numerous amorphous tree-throw holes were observed across the site which also produced worked flint, some of which was potentially stratified. The medieval/post-medieval activity comprised a series of ditches and a circular post-defined structure. No archaeological features or deposits were observed within Area 2 (S3).

An excavation recovered a large assemblage of mostly residual Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age worked flint, representing the earliest activity within the excavation area. Most of the assemblage likely dates to the Early Neolithic period and comprises small blade cores, fine flakes and tools. Some of the tree-throw holes contained crude assemblages of Late Neolithic to Bronze Age worked flint which are likely associated with contemporary activity. Additionally, several of the tree-throw holes contained large quantities of microdebitage suggesting tool production and knapping was being undertaken on site and the waste material was discarded within the tree-throw holes. Other prehistoric activity comprised a small number of pits which were dispersed across the excavation area. A possible roundhouse comprised a circular arrangement of 12 evenly spaced post-holes, which defined an area approximately 17m in diameter. A small assemblage of worked flints recovered from four of the post-holes included a Neolithic blade and a Neolithic to Bronze Age hammer-struck flake, suggesting a broad possible date range for the structure. There was little evidence for internal activity which comprised three pits or post-holes. Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2023 (S4)