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Land at Fornham Park, Fornham St. Genevieve, Suffolk: Metal Detecting Survey and Archaeological Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Metal detecting survey and trenched Archaeological Evaluation The metal detecting survey uncovered no evidence for the 'Battle of Fornham' battlefield with the recovered finds largely being of modern date relating to the use of the site as a World War II training camp. Some of the finds did have antiquity with two copper alloy objects dating to the Roman period and three medieval artefacts including a folded silver long cross penny.An evaluation identified three zones of archaeology; the first in the north of the site (Trench 2), one in the centre of the site (Trenches 6-10) and the last in the south (Trenches 11, 13, 14, 18 & 19). The main period represented on the site dated to the Late Bronze Age. The bulk of this evidence consisted of ditches, pits and post-holes with some of these almost certainly relating to settlement. Three clusters of features were identified forming fairly defined zones, with different zones also appearing to be used for different functions. The northern zone of activity was focused around two parallel ditches, which may be a trackway and a perpendicular ditch suggesting the presence of field systems or enclosures. One charcoal rich pit was excavated with this containing a significant dump of domestic waste material (charcoal and pottery) which suggests contemporary settlement is present in the vicinity. The central zone had the highest concentration of features on the site consisting of ditches, post-holes and pits. Two clusters of post-holes may define post-built roundhouses and therefore indicate that the central part of the site was the focus of the Late Bronze Age settlement. The southern zone consisted mainly of ditches and pits with the potential that this area was more agricultural in nature. However, similar to both the northern and central zones, a number of pits were identified which appeared to have been used for the deposition of domestic waste, or on one occasion, for the deposition of flint knapping waste. This may indicate that there was fairly widespread settlement across the site. |
| Author: |
M E Jones
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| Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Year of Publication: |
2019
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| Locations: |
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West Suffolk |
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Fornham St. Genevieve |
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Suffolk |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 584498, 268200 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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LATER PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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BELL
(Object England)
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ROMAN COIN
(Tag)
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BRONZE AGE POT
(Tag)
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LATER PREHISTORIC FLAKE
(Tag)
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BUCKLE
(Object England)
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ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
(Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE POST HOLE
(Tag)
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BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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FLAKE
(Object England)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE PIT
(Tag)
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COIN
(Object England)
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POT
(Object England)
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POST HOLE
(Monument Type England)
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20TH CENTURY PIT
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN BELL
(Tag)
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20TH CENTURY POT
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL BUCKLE
(Tag)
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BRONZE AGE DITCH
(Tag)
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METAL DETECTING USE
(Event)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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MEDIEVAL COIN
(Tag)
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BRONZE AGE ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
(Tag)
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| Identifiers: |
| OASIS Id: |
preconst1-357922 |
| OBIB: |
R.13922 |
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| Created Date: |
13 Mar 2023 |
