Site Event/Activity record ESF20156 - Monitoring and excavation, Lark's Meadow, Purdis Farm

A scheme of archaeological monitoring, evaluation and an excavation was undertaken at the Larks Meadow housing development on Murrills Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich as a result of the discovery of human remains by Persimmon Homes (Essex) contractors during the excavation of a pipe trench. The archaeological works consisted of a series of 23 linear trenches and a stripped area of approximately 2,300m², machine excavated to the depth of the natural subsoil, as well as monitoring the foundations of various house plots. A number of features were exposed and investigated, the majority dated to between the 9th - 13th centuries, although there was some evidence to support further burial within the cemetery to at least the 15th century. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1521292 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate Methods and Techniques: Environmental Sampling, Metal Detectors, Targeted Trenches, Documentary Search, Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 1 - Heathland Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCHES Early Medieval , ROAD Early Medieval , AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS Early Medieval , CEMETERY Medieval , CEMETERY Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): SLAG Early Medieval , POTTERY Medieval , POTTERY Early Medieval , HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS Medieval , ANIMAL BONE Early Medieval , HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 3.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM20714233 Point Height 35.00 - 35.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: R Carr Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Clare Good DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: PFM 008 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Human Bones, Industrial, Metal, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics, other Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: PFM 008 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones, Industrial, Metal, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics, other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Drawing, Map, Miscellaneous Material, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text, Unspecified Archive PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: PFM 008 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Human Bones, Industrial, Metal, Worked stone/lithics, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Lark's Meadow, Purdis Farm, PFM 008 Author(s)/Editor(s): Loader, Tom. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Rpt. No. 2009/256 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: Unbouind A4 sheets