Site Event/Activity record ESF20188 - Former CES Building, MNL 610

An archaeological investigation involving the recording and excavation (where possible), of three trenches and a small surface strip was carried out on the former site of the CES Building, RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk. This revealed evidence of several prehistoric or Roman ditches and pits, one of which produced 2nd century+ pottery. The other prominent features included large, sub-rectangular pits that are thought to be the result of post-medieval chalk extraction for agriculture or construction. These, as well as a disturbed deposit, produced Roman pottery sherds from the 1st to the 4th century and one sherd of Iron Age pottery, all of which appeared to be redeposited. Although sometimes truncated by modern activity, the features were generally well preserved below up to 0.7m of topsoil and overburden. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Related HER No. MNL 610 Sitecode MNL 610 NMR No. 1522423 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Part Excavation Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 3 - Built over Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PITS Roman, DITCHES Roman, PITS Iron Age , DITCHES Iron Age , PITS Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CLAY PIPE Post Medieval , POTTERY Post Medieval , LITHIC IMPLEMENT Late Prehistoric, QUERN Roman, SLAG Iron Age , SLAG Roman, ANIMAL BONE Uncertain, POTTERY Roman, POTTERY Iron Age , CBM Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 153.40 Square metres Grid Reference: TL68437760 Point Height 4.80 - 5.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Rob Brooks DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Stratigraphic, Survey, Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Spreadsheets PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: MNL 610, Former CES Building Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report no. 2009/015 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4 ring bound, white cover