Site Event/Activity record ESF25857 - Excavation - Land south of Bull Lane, Long Melford

Machine excavation and soil stripping was undertaken by a 22 tonne and 14 tonne 360 type excavator using a 2m wide toothless ditching bucket, with a 25 tonne wheeled dumper transporting and storing spoil to the west of site, under the constant supervision of a suitably qualified and experienced archaeologist. Metal detecting of spoil heaps, exposed surfaces and features was undertaken by an experienced metal detector user, with the metal detector set to not discriminate against iron. All metal detected and hand collected finds were retained for inspection, except or those which were obviously modern. The excavation area was hand cleaned when necessary to aid in the identification of archaeological features, which were then excavated by hand.