Monument record SPT 001 - Devil's Wood Pit (BA)

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Summary

Beaker sherds and flint work associated with Late Neo settlement evidence.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 1337 4440 (289m by 292m) Centred on
Map sheet	TM14SW
Civil Parish	SPROUGHTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

SITE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Beaker sherds and flint work associated with Late Neo settlement evidence. Only classifiable sherd is No 19. This bears ornamentation of Clarke's basic Eur. Motif Group I, Motifs 2 or 5, and of his primary Northern (British)/ Dutch Motif Group II, Motif II. Excavated by E Martin, 1974 (S3).
TM 1325 4431 pot base - BA/IA fabric, found by R Forsdike.
See also Pal, Mes, Neo, Rom.

Sources/Archives (5)

<S1> SSF18941 (No record type): SAU, AR 20.
<M1> SSF45776 (No record type): Excavation file:.
<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S3).
<S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 1972, 289-290.
<S3> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Martin E, 'The Excavation of a Neo site in Devil's Wood Pit, Sproughton, 1974', ms 1974.

Finds (4)

FSF21381: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
FSF21382: WORKED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
FSF21383: POTTERY BEAKER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 1501 BC?)
FSF29564: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavation, Devil's Wood Pit, Sproughton (Ref: SAU (Martin, E)) (ESF16066)

Record last edited

Jun 3 2020 3:30PM