Monument record NDM 033 - Former Unilever site, Needham Market, (Prehistoric)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 089 549 (52m by 52m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05SE |
| Civil Parish | NEEDHAM MARKET, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CREMATION BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- POST HOLE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RING DITCH (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- INHUMATION? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Full Description
2012: Bronze Age cremations and ring ditch identified at former Unilever site during evaluation trenching and excavation. Two phases of a Bronze Age ring ditch were identified. Within the area enclosed by the ring ditch, 17 cremations were identified surrounding a probable truncated central burial. Ditches of Early Bronze Age date also were identified and point land division, possibly contemporary to the earlier of the ring ditches. Along with the Bronze Age material, a sizeable residual assemblage of Early and Late Neolithic struck flint and pottery was located in the ring ditch and associated ditches (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF56062 Unpublished document: Pooley, A. 2012. Fieldwork at the Former Unilever Site, High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk: An Archaeological Excavation.
Finds (20)
- FSF40064: COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF40065: POTTERY DEVEREL RIMBURY (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF40071: BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF40073: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF40074: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF40075: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF40076: TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF40077: POTTERY (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF40078: POTTERY PETERBOROUGH (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF40079: CREMATION (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF50931: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50932: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50933: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50934: CONICAL MICROBLADE CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50935: OPPOSED PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50936: SINGLE PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50937: MICRO SCALENE TRIANGULAR MICROLITH (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
- FSF50938: BURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50939: AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50940: BORER (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Former Unilever site, Needham Market (Ref: OASIS-preconst1-144795) (ESF23571)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - Former Unilever site, Needham Market (Ref: OASIS-preconst1-144795) (ESF23572)
Record last edited
May 11 2020 2:35PM