Monument record EXG 027 - 5 Edinburgh Road, Newmarket

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Summary

Bronze Age graves found in foundation trench for extension on W side of house.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 6303 6357 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet	TL66SW
Civil Parish	NEWMARKET, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish	EXNING, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Bronze Age graves found in foundation trench for extension on W side of house. Grave A : 7 individuals (1 adult male, 5 children, 1 baby) ; Grave B : l adult female. One small sherd of ? Beaker style pottery with impressed linear decoration from edge of Grave B. Radiocarbon date of 1570 +/- bc (HAR 4399) from human bones (S1).

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 36, 1986, (2), 131.
<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
<M2> SSF41136 (No record type): Photographs: AKH 1-12.

Finds (2)

FSF13940: POTTERY BEAKER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
FSF13941: (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavated by SAU (EM) (Ref: SAU (EM)) (ESF15316)

Record last edited

Nov 6 2012 2:16PM