Monument record LMD 131 - Land adjacent to Bramertons, Long Melford (IA)

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Summary

LIA to mid second century finds and features recorded monitoring footing trenches.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5864e 2453e (25m by 32m)
Map sheet TL52SE
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Monitoring carried out during the excavation of footings for a house and garage, produced evidence of occupation on the site from the LIA to mid 2nd century AD. Features included ditches, pits, clay spreads and a clay packed post hole. The artefactual remains, included pottery and animal bone, suggested to be domestic waste, and smithing debris. No evidence of settlement fro the later Roman period was found, but a single pit is dated to the PMed period (S1).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Tester, A.. 2002. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Land adjacent to Brammertons, Long Melford.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Atfield, R.. 2008. Monitoring Report Generic. SCCAS, Tester A, No 01/116, 2002.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 11:04AM

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