Bull, K. and Mustchin, A. R R. (2018). LAND EAST OF CARSONS DRIVE, GREAT CORNARD, SUFFOLK AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION: RESEARCH ARCHIVE REPORT. Archaeological Solutions LTD. https://doi.org/10.5284/1104617. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 LAND EAST OF CARSONS DRIVE, GREAT CORNARD, SUFFOLK AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION: RESEARCH ARCHIVE REPORT
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Between January and March 2017, Archaeological Solutions Ltd carried out an archaeological excavation to the east of Carsons Drive, Great Cornard, Suffolk. The project was undertaken in response to the proposed residential development of the site and was preceded by a desk-based assessment (Rolfe 2007) and an archaeological trial trench evaluation (Muldowney 2009). both conducted by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, and a geophysical survey by GSB Prospection Ltd (2009). The site was considered to have considerable archaeological potential, particularly for evidence of prehistoric, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon activity, including a possible pond barrow within the northern part of the excavation area. In the event, the project encountered considerable evidence of Romano-British activity, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, most probably peripheral to a settlement of some kind. The suspected pond barrow in the northern site area was found to be a natural hollow, although formed a focus of Romano-British and subsequent activity. Layers within this hollow - including a possible plough soil - yielded material spanning the 1st to 8th centuries AD. Anglo-Saxon evidence was largely confined to this area of the site, although pits of possible Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon date were present a short distance to the south. One of these (F1121) yielded a notable concentration of iron slag, furnace lining and charcoal. Other finds of note include a clay spindle whorl from early Romano-British Ditch F1003. The results of the excavation have also been subject to post-excavation assessment (Bull and Mustchin 2017). In keeping with earlier findings from the site and surrounding area, the project principally encountered evidence of Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon activity. The Romano-British site was most probably peripheral to a settlement of some description, while Anglo-Saxon features included a pit containing a large assemblage of iron slag and furnace material associated with local industry at this time. Charcoal from this feature was dominated by ash with lesser quantities of oak and other species; a sample of roundwood charcoal returned a calibrated radiocarbon date of 406-544 calAD at 95.4% confidence. The suspected pond barrow in the northern site area was found to be a natural hollow, although formed a focus of Romano-British and later activity. Layers within this hollow (including a possible plough soil or midden deposit) yielded material dating between the 1st and 8th centuries AD. Recovered environmental remains attest to a mixed agricultural economy in both the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon periods, while the animal bone assemblage, almost all of which derives from Natural Hollow L1135, contains the usual suite of domestic ungulates. Finds of note include a clay spindle whorl from early Romano-British Ditch F1003 and a crucible fragment from Layer L1137.
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Author:		 K Bull
A R R Mustchin
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions LTD
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Parish: Great Cornard
District: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 589704, 240319 (Easting, Northing)
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EXCAVATION (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN POST HOLE (Tag)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL POST HOLE (Tag)
BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
WORKED OBJECT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN WORKED OBJECT (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN SHERD (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL SHERD (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL SHERD (Tag)
SPINDLE WHORL (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL SPINDLE WHORL (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-273541
Report id: 5508
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Created Date:		 11 Mar 2023