Site Event/Activity record ESF22787 - Monitoring, Cherry tree Inn, Debenham

Archaeological monitoring of ground disturbance in advance of the construction of new housing at Cherrytree Inn, Debenham revealed the presence of several urned and unurned cremations of middle Bronze Age date, as well as domestic hearth debris pits of early Anglo-Saxon date. The liminal nature of the topography of the site suggests that the burials fit in with a wider noted trend in Bronze Age burial practices for cemeteries to be located on the edges of landscape features, and often in relation to rivers and/or bodies of water. The presence of defined features of Anglo-Saxon date is the first time that stratified remains have been identified of this period in/around Debenham and may point to further Anglo-Saxon deposits being located to the south of the present town. Further work on the recovered materials from this site may be able to identify trends in differentiation between cremation practices for the Bronze Age remains, though the Anglo-Saxon finds will require further discoveries in the area before they can be significantly re-assessed. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. DBN 132 OASIS form ID suffolkc1-90233 Planning Application No. 2780/10 Contracting Unit No. 2012/047 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Open-area excavation''', '''Part Excavation''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Community Service 2 - Leisure and recreational buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): POSTHOLE Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain, HEARTH DEBRIS PIT Early Medieval , CREMATION Early Bronze Age Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): WORKED FLINT Late Neolithic, GLASS BEAD Early Medieval , POTTERY Early Bronze Age , HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS Early Bronze Age , POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0 Hectares Grid Reference: TM17526289 Point Height 34.10 - 35.40 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Edward Martin Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Glass', 'Industrial' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Human Bones' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Human Bones', 'Leather', 'Metal' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Cherrytree Inn, Debenham DBN 132 Archaeological Monitoring Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2012/047 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: Archaeological monitoring report in house style (wire comb bound/card covered) detailing the results of the monitoring carreid out at Cherrytree Inn (53 pages A4 incl. covers).