Site Event/Activity record ESF22112 - Desk Based Assessment, Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve Cavenham, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS The DBA has set the NNR within its immediate archaeological landscape. In general the topographic location of the NNR and the known archaeology of the area suggest that there is a moderate to high potential for encountering archaeological remains within the NNR, ranging from the Palaeolithic to modern periods, and that such deposits are likely to largely be in a moderate to high state of preservation, but also shallow and highly vulnerable to any change in the landscape. Numerous earthworks of likely mixed but uncertain date are also evident across the NNR. It is suggested that further non-intrusive archaeological investigation may be able to further identify and assess the extent, character, density of any archaeological deposits, within the NNR, and further define the nature of its earthworks, with a view to supporting the development of a suitable management plan for the NNR which considers its heritage assets. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1576926 Project Type: Desk based assessment Development Type: Estate management (i.e. maintenance of existing structures and landscape by capital works and on-going maintenance) Methods and Techniques: '''Documentary Search''', '''Visual Inspection''' Reason for Investigation: Voluntary/self-interest Site status: National Nature Reserve Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 1 - Heathland Monument Type(s)/Period(s): N/A None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): N/A None PROJECT LOCATION Area 204.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TL754727 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: no brief - informal instruction from Local Authority Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Craven Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'other' Media: 'Report' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve Cavenham, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2013/033 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Description: SCCAS DBA report