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Land at Days Green, Capel St Mary, Suffolk, IP9 2HZ. Archaeological evaluation |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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norfolka1-262180_1.pdf (12 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
NPS Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Ltd on behalf of their clients Hopkins Homes Ltd to carry out an archaeological evaluation in support of planning for housing development at land north and west of Capel Community Church, Days Green, Capel St Mary, Suffolk (TM 08515 38525). The total area of proposed development is 55,589m2. Archaeological investigation was required by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service as construction may affect potential important archaeological deposits. The location of a Roman villa is known to the south. A metal-detector survey was undertaken in advance of trial trenching, but the results were insignificant, with few non-ferrous/non-modern pieces collected. The trial trenching provided a 5% sample of the development area and a small number of features of prehistoric or Roman date were recorded. Two small pits in the east of the site contained pottery and flints dating to the Early Bronze Age. They represent a feature-type common in East Anglia, namely small groups of isolated pits of this age containing burnt material. Several small ditches in the south of the site contained Roman pottery, and similar small ditches on similar alignments were recorded in the southeast and west. Their alignments are suggestive of track-side ditches associated with the modern footpath entrances on the central southern boundary and the southwest corner of the site. However, the ditches are very small and appear regularly spaced, which may suggest an agricultural or horticultural origin. The absence of subsoil suggests that if arable agriculture did take place historically within the evaluated area, it was not long-lasting. The dating evidence from the ditches and the position of the Roman villa (CSM002) to the south suggests that Roman cultivation may have extended into the evaluation site. |
Author: |
S Hickling
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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: |
2016
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CSM 048 Land off Days Road |
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Suffolk |
District: |
Babergh |
Parish: |
CAPEL ST MARY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 608520, 238530 (Easting, Northing)
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norfolka1-262180 |
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2016/1329 |
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A4 Grey Literature report
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Created Date: |
19 Feb 2018 |