Monument record IPS 231 - Sproughton Road, Boss Hall Industrial Estate, (IAS 7914).

1990: Early Saxon mixed cremation/inhumation cemetery revealed during watching brief for industrial development. Rapid salvage excavation recovered remains of five cremations and twenty two inhumation graves, probably of 6th and and early 7th Century date. One of the inhumations was a large chamber grave and the four cremations appeared to respect it as satellite burials. No trace of a mound or ring ditch was found with this chamber grave, any such evidence having been removed by the initial machining of the site (note: John Newman claims evidence for a small barrow in (S3)). Grave goods with the inhumations included spears, shields, knives, brooches and beads. One was a particularly wealthy female grave of circa 700 AD.

2001: Further watching brief, uncovered further cemetary remains.

See details in (S1-S9, S12).

Study of mineralised leather remains from two excavated cemeteries of sixth- and seventh-century date (St. Stephen's Lane/Buttermarket in 1987-88 and Boss Hall in 1990) sets new standards for recording this type of evidence (S4).

Also, microfauna report, (S10) and Conservation report, (S11).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2001 (S13).