Site Event/Activity record ESF21560 - Staunch Meadow, Brandon

Excavations at Brandon, Suffolk, revealed a lead pad that may have been used as a backing for fine metalworking. The evidence suggests that it was used for some kind of fine metalworking but was probably not used as a backing when creating cross-hatched patterns on gold foils. The depressions on the pad were most likely created by either a die or an individual punch tool. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Related HER No. BRD 018 NMR No. 660688 Project Type: Research project Investigation Type: ''Full excavation'' Reason for Investigation: Research Monument Type(s)/Period(s): SETTLEMENT Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): METALWORK Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 1000.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL779865 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: English Heritage Centre for Archaeology Brief originator: None Design originator: English Heritage Director/Manager: E Blakelock Supervisor: E Blakelock DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: English Heritage Contents: 'Metal' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: National Monuments Record Contents: 'Metal' Media: 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds Contents: 'Metal' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: The Lead Pad from Staunch Meadow, Brandon, Suffolk: Was it used to create cross-hatched gold foils? Author(s)/Editor(s): Blakelock, E. Other Bibliographic Details: 23/2005 Date: 2005 Issuer/Publisher: English Heritage Place of Issue or Publication: Portsmouth Description: A4 heat-bound report of 8pp (ISSN 1749 8775)