Monument record BIL 006 - Great Laymans (Rom)

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Summary

Scatter: pottery, metal working debris, some tile (roof and box). From PSIHA Archaeology in Suffolk 2023

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 598 249 (342m by 334m)
Map sheet	TL52SE
Civil Parish	BILDESTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full Description

Scatter: pottery, metal working debris, some tile (roof and box). ? Near the line of road to Long Melford.
Bronze slag and debris; lead fragments. Pottery including samian, Nene Valley, shell gritted and ? West Stow wares.
Probable late C1 - early C4 range.
Site may be more extensive - Rom sherds marked at TL 979 494 and Rom and EIA sherds at TL 9808 4935 on IPSMG map.

2023: Ro. Copper-alloy coinage 2nd to 4th centuries and copper-alloy coin blanks (SF-C5288B ).(S1)

See also IA.

Sources/Archives (2)

<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
<S1> SSF61897 Article in serial: Cutler, H., Minter, F. and Rolfe, J.. 2024. Archaeology in Suffolk 2023, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Finds (6)

FSF10559: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF10560: ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF10561: FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF10562: METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF10563: POTTERY SAMIAN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF10564: POTTERY NENE VALLEY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)