Monument record LKH 222 - Roman pits and inhumation and undated ditches, post holes and probably Sunken Floor Building at Material Supply Control Building, RAF Lakenheath

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Summary

Roman pits and inhumation and undated ditches, post holes and probably Sunken Floor Building at Material Supply Control Building, RAF Lakenheath

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5733e 2808e (134m by 150m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

2002: Very limited evaluation revealed five possible postholes (which could be animal disturbance). The site lies near the Roman settlement but there was no sign that the settlement continued to here. Further work is awaited (June 2002) (S1).

Assessment of the potential for the analysis and publication of the archaeological finds at RAF Lakenheath (S2-S3).

2003:Late Roman pits and multi-cut ditches (S4).

2020: Three cut archaeological features were identified during the watching brief; these included a human burial discovered underneath the Westbury Road surface, a probable Sunken Feature Building and an undated ditch(S4).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2003 (S5).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2002. Eval report. RAF Lakenheath, Material Supply Control Building., Lakenheath.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2005. Assessment report. RAF Lakenheath, Prehistoric sites., Lakenheath.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: 2005. Archaeological Assessment Report. RAF Lakenheath, Historic Sites., Lakenheath.
  • <S4> Machine readable data file: Caruth , J.. 2023. All Site summary Info RAF Lakenheath July 2023.
  • <S5> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2004. Archaeology in Suffolk 2003. XXXX (4).

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Jul 30 2024 3:20PM

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