Monument record MRM 284 - Late Bronze Age Cremation Cemetery and Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age occupation and a multi phase field system at East Anglia One Area 28C,
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2644 4620 (325m by 253m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24NE |
| Civil Parish | MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (14)
- CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Undated)
- CREMATION BURIAL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- PIT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POST HOLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT CLUSTER (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POST HOLE (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
- TRACKWAY (Undated)
- PIT (Undated)
- POST HOLE (Undated)
Full Description
2019: Excavation and analysis for the material provided evidence for Early Bronze Age occupation and arable cultivation identified through three pits with associated pottery assemblages and cereal remains. In the Late Bronze Age an cremation cemetery, comprising nine burials was identified, extending into Site 25B to the north. Evidence of broadly contemporary occupation was recorded alongside the cemetery. Limited evidence of Early Iron Age occupation was recorded comprising a group of pits and postholes. A multi-phase field system, represented by multiple ditches is important for the interpretation and dating of an extensive cropmark complex in the area around the Sites 28A to D (S1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF63057 Unpublished document: Gonzalez, M.. 2019. Post Excavation Assessment - Scottish Power Renewables/East Anglia One Site 28C, Waldringfield Road, Martlesham, Suffolk.
Finds (19)
- FSF59526: FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59527: FLAKE (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59528: BLADELET (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF59529: BURNT FLINT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59530: POTTERY (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF59531: POTTERY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59532: POTTERY (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF59533: POTTERY (17th century to 18th century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- FSF59534: SADDLE QUERN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59535: FIRED CLAY (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF59536: FIRED CLAY (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59537: FIRED CLAY (Unknown date)
- FSF59538: FITTING (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59539: PLANT REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59540: PLANT REMAINS (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF59541: ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF59542: ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF59543: ANIMAL REMAINS (IPS: Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- FSF59544: HUMAN REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 27 2026 1:45PM