Site Event/Activity record ESF19344 - Sweeper dump site, RAF Lakenheath

Archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of a Street Sweeper Dump Site at RAF Lakenheath identified ditches and a Roman buried soil containing pottery dating from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. These finds represent a continuation of the Roman settlement identified to the east and south of this site and on the north side of Caudle Head Mere. The features and soil layer were sealed by windblown sand which appeared to have been worked, probably in the medieval or post-medieval period. The eastern end of the site had been truncated by levelling for a heavy vehicle compound, but evidence from the monitoring suggests that archaeological horizons on this side may have been previously truncated by the ploughing. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Planning Application No. F/2006/021/GOV Sitecode ERL 160 NMR No. 1459778 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Field observation Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Uncertain, LAYER Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 500.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL72788081 Point Height 7.00 - 9.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Jo Caruth Supervisor: Jo Caruth DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Images vector, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Photograph, Plan, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Sweeper dump site, RAF Lakenheath Archaeological monitoring report, ERL 160 Author(s)/Editor(s): Caruth, J. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS 2007/008 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: Standard SCCAS monitoring report. Spiral bound, A4 including maps and illustrations