Site Event/Activity record ESF21974 - Evaluation, Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS In January 2013 Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) carried out an archaeological evaluation at land north of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape, Suffolk (NGR TM 394 584). The majority of features recorded during the evaluation are undated but the majority of features are postholes or stakeholes where numerous finds would not be anticipated. Three phases are represented: late Bronze Age/early Iron Age, early Roman and Anglo-Saxon (mid-5th - 9th century). The earliest feature was Pit F1023 (Trench 2) which contained numerous (36) sherds of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery (Pottery Report below). Sparse struck flint was found in Ditch F1009 (Tr.2), Pit F1023 (Tr.2) and Pit F1068 (Tr.2). The latter contained a later Neolithic arrowhead (oblique type). Two early Roman features were recorded relatively close by (Trenches 2 and 4): Ditch F1009 (Tr.2) and Pit F1029 (Tr.4). They contained 11 (106g) and 5 (38g) sherds of pottery respectively. Sunken Feature Building (SFB) F1019 (Trench 2) contained residual Roman CBM (CBM Report below). Anglo-Saxon (mid-5th - 9th century) features were recorded in Trenches 1 and 2, in particular a Sunken Featured Building F1019 in Trench 2. The SFB contained the common range of domestic finds (pottery (247g), CBM (346g), animal bone (179g), a spindle whorl (17g) and fired clay (96g)). In addition to the SFB Pit F1037 (Tr.1) and Posthole F1051 each contained an Anglo-Saxon pottery sherd. Sparse post-medieval or modern finds were present. Ditch F1076 contained a fragment of a post-medieval peg tile (CBM Report below). Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P4763 Sitecode SNP 103 NMR No. 1572500 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: '''Targeted Trenches''', '''Sample Trenches''' Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 15 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Roman, PIT Bronze Age , DITCH Uncertain, POST HOLE Uncertain, PIT Uncertain, DITCH Post Medieval , POSTHOLE Early Medieval , PIT Roman, DITCH Roman, SUNKEN FEATURED BUILDING Early Medieval , PIT Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLINT Roman, TILE Post Medieval , ANIMAL REMAINS Early Medieval , SPINDLE WHORL Early Medieval , POTTERY Bronze Age , POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.60 Hectares Grid Reference: TM394584 Point Height 16.00 - 16.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Laszlo Lichtenstein DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Drawing', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Survey ' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Ceramics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Lichtenstein, L Other Bibliographic Details: Archaeological Solutions Report No. 4234 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds