Site Event/Activity record ESF26310 - Community Test Pitting - Blythburgh

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Location

Location Blythburgh Village
Grid reference Centred TM 6452 2753 (335m by 298m)
Map sheet TM62NW
Civil Parish BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Access Cambridge Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

Three two-day test pit excavations were undertaken in the village of Blythburgh, in east Suffolk, between April 2017 and May 2019. In that time a total of 36 1m2 archaeological test pits were excavated by 90 school pupils from six local secondary schools as part of the Independent Learning Archaeology Field School (ILAFS) programme run by Access Cambridge Archaeology (ACA) out of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. A total of 36 1m2 archaeological test pits were excavated.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Collins, C.. 2019. Archaeological Test Pit excavations in Blythburgh, Suffolk in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
  • <S1> Article in serial: Minter, F. and Saunders, A.. 2018. Archaeology in Suffolk 2017, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Middle and Later Saxon occupation evidence and pottery - Blythburgh (Find Spot)
  • OUTLINE RECORD: Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in Blythburgh (ACA) (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2024 9:19AM

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