Crawly, P. (2015). Archaeological Excavation at Maltings Farm, . NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1034232. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Excavation at Maltings Farm,
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was undertaken in September 2014 for Burgess Homes Ltd. ahead of the construction of a new house on a plot of land at Maltings Farm, The Street, Hepworth in Suffolk. A group of archaeological features was recorded and dated to the medieval period. The features consisted of ditches, gullies and small pits/post-holes, interpreted as being typical of medieval roadside development. There appeared to be evidence for more than one phase of activity. The date range for two medieval boundary ditches ended in the 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the date range for others ended in the 14th century. This indicated re-organisation of medieval tenement plots on the site from the 11th through to the 14th century. There was also possible evidence for the use of the medieval perch measurement (c. 5m) as the unit of organisation for the plots. Several of the small pits/post-holes may have formed part of an agricultural structure, or a low status domestic dwelling; the features cut the backfilled ditches and are indicative of further change in land use. The lack of evidence for activity after the 14th century may indicate that the plots were subsumed into a larger property, or it could perhaps represent a declining population following years of plague in the mid-14th century, which caused contraction in village size. The excavation has usefully added to the debate on the origin and growth of smaller rural settlements, which has been highlighted as a research topic for the medieval period in the east of England.
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Author:		 P Crawly
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Publisher:		 NAU Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: HEP 033: Land at Maltings Farm
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Parish: HEPWORTH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 598590, 274650 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COPPER ALLOY (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COPPER ALLOY (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) IRON (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEAD (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEAD (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) SHELL (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DRAIN (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-189638
OBIB: 2014/1076
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018