Find Spot record HVH 087 - Early Neolithic to Iron Age flint and pottery at Former Snooker Club, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill

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Summary

Evaluation revealed alluvial deposits and the river channel cut, with sparse prehistoric flint, bone and pottery.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 5682 2448 (34m by 53m) (3 map features)
Map sheet	TL52SE
Civil Parish	HAVERHILL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

2014: Evaluation revealed alluvial deposits and the river channel cut, with sparse prehistoric flint, bone and pottery. The majority of finds were associated with alluvial deposits within a hollow which contained Neolithic, Bronze Age and some possible Iron Age struck flint as well as two fragments of prehistoric pottery (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2014 (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF57909 Unpublished document: Green, M.. 2014. Archaeological Evaluation, The former Snooker Club, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill.
<S2> SSF61920 Article in serial: Minter F & Plouviez J. 2015. Archaeology in Suffolk 2014, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Finds (5)

FSF45336: POTTERY (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
FSF45337: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FSF45338: BLADE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FSF45339: CORE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FSF45340: ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Evaluation, Former Snooker Club, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill (Ref: OASIS-oxfordar3-182265) (ESF22354)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2024 12:40PM