Brooks, R. (2016). The Sunken House Young Roots Project, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Suffolk, Building Recording and Archaeological Excavation Report. Needham Market: Suffolk Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053587. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Sunken House Young Roots Project, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Suffolk, Building Recording and Archaeological Excavation Report
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Series:		 Suffolk Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The Sunken House at West Stow was recorded to English Heritage Level 3, before being demolished and having its underlying pit excavated. The structure was a replica of a Sunken-Floored Building, constructed as part of the experimental phase of works on the site that began in the 1970s. Originally, the aims of building the SFB had been to prove that sunken-floored structures were impractical and did not leave behind comparable remains to those of Anglo-Saxon examples. However, it also provided data on the longevity of such structures and how much of the timber would have been reusable. During the works it became clear that the structure had probably outlived the typical lifespan of an SFB, as some of the major structural elements had decayed heavily. However, the majority of the timbers were still sound, despite the presence of low levels of decay throughout many of them. The profile, fills and finds of the excavation proved markedly different from those recorded in Anglo-Saxon examples, due to the nature of the structure, how it was used and how it was backfilled during the lifetime of the structure, and eventually demolished. Notably, the finds indicated material that was in-situ and representative of the usage of the building, rather than mass dumps of tertiary deposits as appears to be the case elsewhere. Despite this, it has not been conclusively shown that sunken-floored structures did not exist, but simply that this particular design was not an accurate representation.
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Author:		 R Brooks
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Publisher:		 Suffolk Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: WSW 136 The Sunken House: Young Roots Project
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Parish: WEST STOW
Country: England
Grid Reference: 579760, 271320 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) BADGE (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FOOD PACKAGING (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) HEAT ALTERED STONE (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) HEAT ALTERED STONE (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) MULTI TOOL (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) NAILS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) STATIONERY (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) TOYS (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) GRUBENHAUS (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
FIELD SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: suffolka1-227559
OBIB: SACIC Report No. 2016/004
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Note:		 A4, comb-bound, white card covers, in colour. Also available as a pdf file.
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019