Title: |
Archaeological Watching Brief at the reinforcement of the water main between Halesworth Road and York Road, Southwold, Suffolk |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was conducted for Essex and Suffolk Water during installation of a new reinforcement water main across wetland areas between Halesworth Road, Reydon, and York Road, Southwold, Suffolk in October 2010 to January 2011. The remains of two Late Saxon vessels were recovered along this stretch of Buss Creek in the 1990s and, as a result, a programme of archaeological monitoring along with palaeoenvironmental sampling was required as the route. One piece of early medieval pottery and one late medieval sherd were recovered from the marshland on the north side of Buss Creek and a layer of oyster shells of possible late medieval to early post-medieval origin was discovered on the south side of the creek. All other finds were of late post-medieval to modern date. Results from palaeoenvironmental sampling served to confirm the existence of a wetland environment beside the river over a long period of time but otherwise were inconclusive. |
Author: |
S Westall
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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: |
2010
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Site: |
Southwold Reinforcement Main,Halesworth road, Reydon to York road, Southwold |
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Suffolk |
District: |
East Suffolk |
Parish: |
SOUTHWOLD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 650290, 277070 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 650450, 276340 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
norfolka1-84920 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |