Moosbauer, A. (2019). Land at Norton Road, Thurston, Suffolk: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052365. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Norton Road, Thurston, Suffolk: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in January 2019 on land at Norton Road, Thurston, Suffolk. A total of 110 trenches were excavated across the 18ha site. The results of the evaluation partially confirm those of the a preceding geophysical survey, which identified a number of former historic field boundaries and provided some indication of the highly variable geology present within the site. Limited evidence for Early to Middle Bronze Age activity was encountered in the southeast corner of the site in the form of a small pit containing a fragment of pottery of this period, as well as a flint flake of uncertain date. Middle to Late Iron Age activity was recorded in the southern half of the site, in the form of a small number of pits and postholes, while adjoining sherds from a large storage vessel were recovered from the field surface in the northern half of the site. A number of historic field boundary ditches were observed across the site, matching historic mapping of the area and corresponding to strong geophysical anomalies. A large quarry pit partially exposed in the central part of the site is likely indicative of localised gravel extraction. Of note are fragments of a previously disturbed inhumation burial of likely Iron Age - Roman date incorporated within two separate backfill deposits. The combined finds and environmental evidence recovered during the fieldwork suggests some potential for settlement activity within the wider area during the Iron Age. However, there is no clear evidence for any form of intensive or extensive settlement activity within the site itself, which may have formed part of the agricultural hinterland of a farmstead or other type of settlement situated outside the development area.
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Author:		 A Moosbauer
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: THS 031 Land at Norton Road
District: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Parish: THURSTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 592380, 265770 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
PIT (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-337493
OBIB: 661233_1
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Created Date:		 21 May 2019