Monument record MRM 283 - Bronze Age to early Iron Age occupation features and five Bronze Age urned and un-urned cremations at East Anglia One Area 28b
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2628 4644 (37m by 155m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24NE |
| Civil Parish | MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (10)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- POST HOLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- GULLY (Undated)
- DITCH (Undated)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- RUBBISH PIT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Full Description
The site produced evidence for multi-phase, late prehistoric, agricultural, domestic and funerary activity which spanned 4 distinct phases and was broadly characterised by five cremation burials and elements of an enclosed Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age farmstead. The location of the late prehistoric farmstead was indicated by a dense concentration of pits containing domestic waste, which flanked a post-built roundhouse, within a ditched enclosure. Additionally, at the southern edge of the site, three urned cremations were revealed in a loose cluster north of Waldringfield Road. The cremations potentially formed part of a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age cremation cemetery which straddled Waldringfield Road and extended southwards from Site 28b into Site 28c (excavated by Rubicon Heritage during the same scheme of works). A post-medieval quarry pit was also revealed at the northern extent of the site (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF63053 Unpublished document: Nicholson, M. and Lotherington, R.. 2019. Post Excavation Assessment- Site 28b East Anglia One, North of Waldringfield Rd, Martlesham, Suffolk.
Finds (9)
- FSF59517: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Iron Age - 9000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59518: BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59519: BLADELET (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF59520: POTTERY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59521: ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59522: PEG TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF59523: FIRED CLAY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59524: PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59525: HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 26 2026 3:41PM