Monument record LKH 228 - Southern taxiway, replace lighting and restore aircraft parking platforms, RAF Lakenheath

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Summary

Monitoring located a single undated ditch and five lithic implements.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 7406 8108 (174m by 49m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TL78SW
Civil Parish	LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

DITCH (Unknown date)

Full Description

Archaeological monitoring during repair works associated with the Southern Taxiway at RAF Lakenheath found built-up deposits and disturbance related to the airfield construction, a single undated north-south aligned ditch and five Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age worked flints (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SSF52266 Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2005. Assessment report. RAF Lakenheath, Prehistoric sites., Lakenheath.
<S1> SSF52339 Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2006. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Southern Taxiway and aircraft parking platforms, RAF Lakenheath.

Finds (1)

FSF33985: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Survey: Monitoring, Southern taxiway and aircraft parking platforms, RAF Lakenheath, 2003 (ESF19867)

Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 12:18PM