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Archaeological Excavation. Land South of Norton Road, Thurston, Suffolk: Final Archive Report |
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Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Following geophysical survey in 2016 and evaluation in January-February 2018 of the c.12ha development, three excavation areas, totalling c.3,380sq m, were targeted upon multi-period remains in the west and south. Residual worked flint and occasional pottery fragments of generally Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age date provides evidence for a limited and perhaps transitory prehistoric presence in the landscape. A small number of undated pits with charcoal-rich deposits and signs of in situ burning, interpreted as fire pits/hearths, may have been related to prehistoric land use. A small quantity of heavily abraded, residual Roman pottery was suggestive of Roman land use in the wider landscape. Features within Area 2, in the south-west of the site, have been tentatively dated to the Late Saxon period. The similarly orientated ditches are suggestive of the division/enclosure of the landscape, whilst several short, parallel gullies, postholes and clusters of pits are suggestive of a focus of occupation, such as a small farmstead, possibly constituting the remains of a building and indicative of associated outlying activity. Limited post-medieval/modern remains, comprising field boundary ditches, an animal burial pit and a possible quarry pit, are indicative of agricultural use of the landscape. |
Author: |
Mark Germany
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Publisher: |
Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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Land South of Norton Road |
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Suffolk |
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Mid Suffolk |
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THURSTON |
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England |
Grid Reference: 592573, 265472 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol6-353614 |
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ASE Rep. 2019145 |
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A4 report approx. 110 pages, including figures and appendices
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16 Apr 2020 |