| Abstract: |
Over the weekend of the 7th-8th May 2016 a community test pitting excavation was undertaken in the village of Snape in Suffolk, where 43 local residents and volunteers excavated 15 test pits in properties through the village. The dig was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the Touching the Tide programme and was supervised by staff from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) and Access Cambridge Archaeology (ACA), both part of the University of Cambridge. The results from the test pitting yielded a mix of finds, with a small number of later prehistoric flints mainly recorded from the pits in the south and west of the parish along the river valleys. There was limited Roman activity identified, with only one test pit yielding Roman pottery that was again sited in the south of the village along the bank of the River Alde. No material of Anglo Saxon date was recovered despite the location of a number of test pits sited close to both where Anglo Saxon occupation and a cemetery have been identified. Evidence for high medieval occupation was prevalent through the majority of the test pits in the village and the excavations also suggested new areas of previously unknown occupation for this time. Snape was affected by the Black Death and a decline in the amount of later medieval pottery was found through the excavations, after which the village still remained small until the 19th century and later with the arrival of industries and the railway drawing people to the area. |
| Locations: |
| Site: |
Snape Big Dig |
| County: |
Suffolk |
| District: |
Suffolk Coastal |
| Parish: |
SNAPE |
| Country: |
England |
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