Ames, J. R. (2013). Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation of Land off St Michael's Way, Wenhaston with Mells, Suffolk. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1035757. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation of Land off St Michael's Way, Wenhaston with Mells, Suffolk
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Archaeological trial trench evaluation was conducted by NPS Archaeology on behalf of Hopkins Homes in January and February 2013 ahead of an application for planning permission to develop the site for residential housing. A desk-based assessment was undertaken in May 2012 which concluded that the site appears to lie within an area of high archaeological potential. A geophysical (magnetometer) survey of the site was conducted in November 2012 and revealed numerous anomalies across the site, interpreted as buried archaeological remains. Based on results obtained from the desk-based assessment and the geophysical results, ten trial trenches were excavated which targeted areas of geophysical features along with areas of unknown archaeological potential. Of those trenches that were excavated, eight produced evidence of archaeological features and deposits. Over twenty archaeological features were excavated mainly comprising of ditches and pits, also recorded was a formation of deposits known as 'buried soil' or 'dark earth'. The earliest find recovered during the evaluation was a flint blade core from an unstratified deposit. This type of artefact is characteristic of later Mesolithic to earlier Neolithic blade production in East Anglia. The majority of archaeological features and deposits have been attributed to the Romano-British period with a number of artefacts indicating predominately 2nd-century AD Roman occupation. With the exception of a few unstratified finds there was little evidence to suggest that occupation of the site continued beyond the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD. The presence of buried soils or dark earth may be evidence for deliberate dumping episodes and prolonged periods of settlement abandonment or may be a result of the sites marginal location in relation to more preferable
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Author:		 J R Ames
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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:		 2013
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Site: WMH 038: Land off St Michael's Way
County: Suffolk
District: Suffolk Coastal
Parish: WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET
Country: England
Grid Reference: 642840, 275330 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT CORE (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) GLASS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) IRON KNIFE (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-151869
OBIB: Report 2013/1266
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Note:		 A4 paper, spiral-bound, double-sided, colour-prinetd; PDF
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018