Monument record CSM 027 - The Driftway, Capel St Mary, (Prehistoric)

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Summary

Evaluation revealed a series of Later Bronze/Iron Age date ditches.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 6087 2382 (81m by 78m)
Map sheet	TM62SW
Civil Parish	CAPEL ST MARY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

DITCH (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

2006: A small evaluation revealed evidence for prehistoric, Roman and post-medieval use of the site. The prehistoric system of ditches were likely to be of Later Bronze / Iron Age date and were on a separate alignment from those of the Roman period (S1). Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2006 (S2).

See also Roman and Post Medieval records.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF52312 Unpublished document: Meredith, J.. 2006. Archaeological Evaluation Report. The Driftway, Capel St Mary.
<S2> SSF55369 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2007. Archaeology in Suffolk 2006. XXXXI (3).

Finds (4)

FSF33869: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FSF33870: FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Neolithic - 1000000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
FSF33871: CORE (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
FSF50154: FLAKE (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)

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None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 2:11PM