Site Event/Activity record ESF21301 - Pakefield High School, Lowestoft,

An archaeological excavation was carried out after evaluation on the site confirmed the presence of archaeological deposits of Roman, Neolithic and Medieval date that would be damaged by the planned development. Identified features included medieval clay extraction pits, field boundary/enclosure, a small post-structure, and Neolithic pits, as well as post medieval and modern features. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. LWT 169 OASIS form ID suffolkc1-71963 NMR No. 1549002 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Open-area excavation Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Community Service 1 - Community Buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Medieval , PIT Medieval , PIT Neolithic, DITCH Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Medieval , BONE Early Medieval , POT Neolithic, BONE Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.82 Hectares Grid Reference: TM53269001 Point Height 13.21 - 15.05 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Glass, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Glass, Stratigraphic, Worked stone/lithics Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Glass, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Pakefield High School, Lowestoft LWT 169 Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2011/072 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A post-excavation assessment report in house style, bound and covered.