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Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation at Land off The Street, Easton, Suffolk |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological evaluation was conducted by NPS Archaeology for Hopkins Homes Ltd ahead of proposed redevelopment of land off The Street, Easton, Suffolk. The land is currently in agricultural use. A total of 10 trenches, nine of which measured 30.00m by 1.80m and one 10.00m by 1.80m were arrayed across the site. Some of the trenches were located to target possible archaeological remains identified by geophysical survey. Archaeological evidence was present in seven of the trenches. The earliest evidence for human activity at the site were small assemblages of pottery and worked flints, suggesting activity in the late prehistoric period. No features of prehistoric date were identified. The most significant archaeological result was the identification of two areas of Roman activity, in two trenches, both of which contained probable structural features. In Trench 7, a possible post-built structure and a pit with in situ burning were present. In Trench 10, a layer of 'dark earth' or midden material sealed a clay and flint feature thought to have a structural function. Ceramic artefacts date this activity to the earlier Roman period. Small quantities of other artefacts, including a coin, suggest activity continued into the mid 4th century AD. These features seemed relatively well preserved below the plough soil, with faunal remains such as sheep and cattle bones surviving in good condition. Five, mostly undated, ditches were identified, the alignments of which did not appear to conform to present field boundaries; this is taken to infer at least a pre-19th-century enclosure date for these features. On the east side of the site, a considerable depth of colluvial material in the valley of a relict river course potentially masked archaeological features, although the dearth of cultural material from trenches here suggests limited activity at best. |
| Author: |
David Adams
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NAU Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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| Year of Publication: |
2014
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The Street, Easton |
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Suffolk |
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Suffolk Coastal |
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EASTON |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 628700, 258440 (Easting, Northing)
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norfolka1-176429 |
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Report 2014/1071 |
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A4 paper, double-sided, colour-printed, spiral-bound; pdf
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01 Feb 2018 |
