Monument record AKE 045 - Neolithic pits, Bronze Age pits, Post Medieval Ditches and Pits and Modern features at East Anglia One Area 10
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 1633 4911 (129m by 103m) |
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Map sheet | TM14NE |
Civil Parish | AKENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- PIT (Neolithic - 4000 BC (between) to 2351 BC (between))
- PIT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC (between) to 701 BC (between))
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Undated)
- POST HOLE (Undated)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (IPS: Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
2019:The excavation revealed 42 features across the site of which 9 were ditches, one a post-hole and the rest pits. Only 17 of the features could be assigned to a phase. These features represented four clear phases of activity, the first being Neolithic comprising two pits and neolithic pottery, the second representing by Bronze Age pits and pottery, the third post-medieval represented by two ditches and a pit, and the fourth modern comprising ten features across four periods of activity. These consisted of ditches, pits, field boundaries and a gully. The remaining twenty four features were represented by 21 pits, a ditches and gullies with the stratigraphic record indicated two periods of activity but no datable material was identified (S1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF60413 Unpublished document: Skelton, J.. 2019. Archaeological Excavation - Land off Henley Road, Akenham (AKE045).
Finds (6)
- FSF52961: POTTERY (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF52968: POTTERY (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF52972: POTTERY (IPS: Middle Saxon to IPS: Post Medieval - 701 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF52975: ANIMAL REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF52981: FIRED CLAY (Undated)
- FSF52984: CERAMIC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 21 2022 10:06AM