Monument record LKH 238 - Consolidated Communications Building (BA)

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Summary

Excavation and monitoring work in advance of construction identified some Bronze Age pits, a cremation dated to 1380BC-1100BC and pottery.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5735e 281e+ (28m by 27m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Excavation and monitoring work in advance of the construction of a new Consolidated Communications Building at RAF Lakenheath has identified some Bronze Age pits and an urned cremation dating to 1380BC-1100BC (GU-13845). The pits were sealed by a layer of soil which contained Bronze Age pottery, one sherd of early Iron Age pottery and Six Bronze Age and two earlier flints. The pottery was similar to that recovered from a finds rich soil horizon c. 30m to the NE (S1).
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2005 (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Excavation archive: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Excavation Report. Caruth J, SCCAS 2007.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2006. Archaeology in Suffolk 2005. XXXXI (2).

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 12:55PM

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