Monument record LKH 220 - The Sandpits, Station Road, Lakenheath
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5713e 2836e (57m by 55m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL52NE |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- INHUMATION (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD) + Sci.Date
- PIT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHAFT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BARROW? (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC) + Sci.Date
Full Description
An evaluation and excavation were carried out in advance of housing development. A total of 48 individual features were identified, the majority appearing to be associated with a surviving buried soil horizon which may be the remnants of an Early Bronze Age burial mound. The site appears to be a small Bronze Age/Iron Age funerary site, containing one Early Bronze Age inhumation and at least 9 cremations, amidst a scatter of undated pits. One cremation was contained in an Early Bronze Age collared urn, two were radiocarbon dated to the Late Bronze Age and the remainder were Mid-late Iron Age. One large medieval pit was also found (S1).
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2002 (S2)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SSF61627 Unpublished document: Petchey, M.. 2000. Archaeological Assessment - Land north of Station Road, Lakenheath, Suffolk.
- <S1> SSF50028 Excavation archive: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Excavation Report. Craven, J., SCCAS. 2004/26, August 2004..
- <S2> SSF55365 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2003. Archaeology in Suffolk 2002. XXXX (3).
Finds (7)
- FSF30482: POTTERY (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 3000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF30483: POTTERY COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF30484: POTTERY BEAKER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF30485: TILE (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF30486: BRICK (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF30487: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 3000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF34108: HUMAN REMAINS (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 3000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 28 2024 10:04AM