Monument record WHR 134 - Bronze Age field boundaries, storage pits, possible post holes and possible cremation or pyre on Land To The North and East of Bobbits Lane

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Summary

Bronze Age field boundaries, storage pits, possible post holes and possible cremation or pyre on Land To The North and East of Bobbits Lane.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 6154 2411 (305m by 318m)
Map sheet TM62SW
Civil Parish WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Evaluation identified part of a rectilinear ditch system, probably the remains of Bronze Age field boundaries. One of the ditches in the south-eastern part of the site was more substantial, suggesting that it may be part of a stock enclosure. Potential Bronze Age activity was identified in the northern part of the evaluation area, in the form of a storage pit and several possible postholes (S1).

Evaluation and excavation uncovered evidence of predominantly prehistoric activity across 2 areas. A small assemblage of Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery was recovered from a group of 4 pits. Part of a field system, possibly of Middle Bronze Age date, extended across the 2 excavation areas and included ditches and discrete features, and a possible trackway and ditched boundaries. 2 pits, which truncated the possible trackway, contained the remains of a pyre or possible cremation (S2).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Revell, T.. 2020. Archaeological Evaluation Report - Land to the North and East of Bobbit's lane, Wherstead.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 11 2024 12:38PM

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