Monument record MRM 030 - Four small Neolithic pits containing Grooved Ware pottery, worked flints and burnt flints. (Neo)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2557 4795 (249m by 189m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24NE |
| Civil Parish | MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Four small pits containing Grooved Ware pottery, worked flints and burnt flints were excavated in 1986, following their exposure by road works for the Martlesham By-Pass. A fifth pit at TM 2552 4793 was noted but could not be excavated before its destruction; a sherd of beaker pottery may have come from this pit (S1). Details in (S4) and excavation archive.
Work on new roundabout - no consultation done but mostly involved removing made ground. Only occasional burnt flints seen in SW corner (S2).
Also area of rough ground had numerous pits/trenches dug for ?bike scrambling - in spoil; 1 core, few flakes and light scatter of burnt flints (S3).
Also BA & IA.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <R1> SSF16652 (No record type): Proc Suff Inst Archaeol 36, 1987, 237-238.
- <S1> SSF19416 (No record type): SAU, Martin E, excavation archive.
- <M1> SSF45273 (No record type): Excavation archive:.
- <S2> SSF50006 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Site Report. Newman, J., SCCAS..
- <S3> SSF50006 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Site Report. Newman J., SCCAS. Aug 2002.
- <S4> SSF53887 Bibliographic reference: Martin E. 1993. Settlements on Hill-tops: Seven Prehistoric Sites in Suffolk. EAA 65. EAA 65, 49-51, ill.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Aug 20 2013 9:15AM