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An Archaeological Evaluation at 2-4 Langer Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
In March 2009 NAU Archaeology undertook an evaluation on land at 2-4 Langer Road, Felixstowe, prior to a new retail development by Lidl Stores UK. Nine trenches were machine excavated to sample 5% of the plot. The evaluation was undertaken to gain further insights into the historic development of this reclaimed salt-marsh. A Late Bronze Age hoard and a Roman coin had previously been found near to the site and several Second World War features lie close by. The evaluation provided clear evidence for the reclamation of the area through deliberate dumping. All of these layers contained late 19th-century ceramic and other inclusions, such as machine-made bricks. Despite their relatively recent date the layers were fully recorded and a summary provided by a geo-archaeologist. The bases of the trenches were augured to ascertain the lower naturally deposited layers. The fieldwork suggested that the area of 'back marsh' had been largely infilled during the last two decades of the 19th century, a conclusion supported by the cartographic evidence. In the southern part of the site a large 20th-century dump had been used to level the area. |
Author: |
P Crawey
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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: |
2009
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2-4 Langer Road |
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FELIXSTOWE |
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Suffolk Coastal |
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Suffolk |
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England |
Grid Reference: 629550, 234090 (Easting, Northing)
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norfolka1-58583 |
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NAU Archaeology Report 2065 |
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A4 spiral bound report with plastic covers.
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |