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7, The Highlands, Exning |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A small archaeological excavation at 7, The Highlands, Exning, Suffolk identified a 20m length of a single, 4m wide, ditch of Early Iron Age date, with evidence of later quarrying to the north and south. Possibly enclosing a settlement on the high ground of Windmill Hill, the ditch was used as an area for the disposal of domestic waste, upon falling into disuse. The upper fills of the ditch contained one of the largest pottery and worked flint assemblages known in Suffolk, with fragments of nearly 800 separate vessels of a domestic nature being recovered. A date range of 800-600/550 BC for the assemblage has been confirmed by AMS radiocarbon analysis. The ditch is currently an isolated feature but indicates the presence of a substantial and hitherto unknown Early Iron Age settlement in the immediate vicinity. |
Author: |
J A Craven
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
EXG 082 7, The Highlands, Exning |
Parish: |
NEWMARKET |
District: |
West Suffolk |
County: |
Suffolk |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 562670, 265840 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
suffolkc1-102958 |
OBIB: |
SCCAS Report No. 2011/088 |
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SCCAS excavation report
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |