Site Event/Activity record ESF20445 - Land adjacent to Park Grove, Euston Estate, Sapiston
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Location
Location | Land adjacent to Park Grove, Euston Estate |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 923 762 (398m by 460m) |
Map sheet | TL97NW |
Civil Parish | SAPISTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
An archaeological evaluation of arable farmland in advance of the construction of a farm reservoir identified two phases of activity. The earliest was a possible focus of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age occupation, which was indicated by the presence of scattered finds and one posthole, firmly dated to the phase by its pottery assemblage and the result of a radiocarbon analysis of its fill. The second was a more substantial scatter of pits and postholes, representing a period of domestic Iron Age activity in three areas, of which two were immediately investigated further in small open area excavations. The features hinted at the possible presence of small buildings and hearths although no discernable spatial patterns were apparent. Feature fills frequently contained small amounts of material likely to have originated from domestic refuse or hearth waste, the majority of the pottery dating to the Early Iron Age. A single feature contained material from a partially intact human cremation. Radiocarbon dates of the fills of two features confirmed the activity as occurring in the Early-Mid Iron Age. The third and main spread of Iron Age features lay wholly within the area of the reservoir bund and agreement was reached to exclude this area of c.2700sqm from the general topsoil strip. The bund was subsequently built over untouched ground, leaving the archaeological deposits preserved in situ.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No
Associated Identifiers:
Planning Application No. SE/05/02844
Sitecode SAP 012
HER event no. SAP 012
NMR No. 1447873
Project Type: Field evaluation
Development Type: Farm infrastructure (e.g. barns, grain stores, equipment stores, etc.)
Methods and Techniques: Metal Detectors, Environmental Sampling, 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: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Late Neolithic, PIT Iron Age , PIT Iron Age , CREMATION Iron Age
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Late Neolithic, POTTERY Iron Age , HUMAN REMAINS Iron Age
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 8.00 Hectares
Grid Reference: TL924763 Point
Height 33.00 - 42.00 metres
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body
Design originator: Jess Tipper
Director/Manager: Jo Caruth
Supervisor: Jo Caruth
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Human Bones, Wood, Worked stone/lithics
Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Wood, Worked stone/lithics, Environmental, Animal Bones, Ceramics
Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Human Bones, Wood, Worked stone/lithics
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: Land adjacent to Park Grove, Euston Estate, Sapiston. SAP 012.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A.
Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2008/213
Date: 2008
Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS
Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds
Description: SCCAS evaluation report
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF50757 Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land adjacent to Park Grove, Euston Estate, Sapiston, SAP 012.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- SAP 012 Euston Reservoir (Monument)
Record last edited
Sep 25 2010 1:21PM