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Title:

Land to the south of A11, Cringleford, Norfolk. Programme of Archaeological Mitigatory Work - Phase 1 Trial Trenching

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Suffolk Archaeology unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1091630

Publication Type:

Report (in Series)

Abstract:

Between September and October 2018 an archaeological trial trench investigation was carried out on a c.27ha piece of land south of the A11, Cringleford, Norfolk prior to the construction of a proposed residential development. The 197 trenches, excavated across six separate fields to the north and south of Cantley Lane, revealed six distinct phases of past activity. An early Neolithic phase was represented by a single pit containing a flint assemblage that included a small crude flint axe. A focus of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age activity comprising pits containing assemblages of Grooved ware and Beaker pottery was identified in one field, with further dispersed features in another. A Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age phase was represented by a dispersed scatter across the site of pits, postholes and ditches containing small assemblages of pottery, flint and fired flint and stone, with a potential focus of activity in two areas. A phase of Early/Middle Iron Age activity consisted of a number of pits and ditches, again with a potential focus of activity in two areas, dated by small pottery and flint assemblages. The ditches possibly represent a field system. Six ditches dated by pottery assemblages to the Romano British period represent a second possible field system and further undated ditches noted across the site likely belong to either this or the Early/ Middle Iron Age phase. A scatter of undated pits and firepits that contained residual flint assemblages are likely to contemporary with the prehistoric phases. Post medieval/modern activity consisted of three ditches, two of which align with a field boundary that is known from historic mapping to have been removed sometime between 1950 and 1970. Undated large extraction pits and a series of smaller pits and scrapes are likely to be of post-medieval or modern date, possibly associated with construction of the adjacent A47 or A11 dual carriageways.

Author:

M Cuthbert

Publisher:

Suffolk Archaeology CIC

Year of Publication:

2018

Locations:

Parish:	Cringleford
Country:	England
County:	Norfolk
District:	South Norfolk

Grid Reference: 618908, 305240 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

DITCH (Monument Type England)

LATE BRONZE AGE DITCH (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

EARLY IRON AGE PIT (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

MIDDLE IRON AGE PIT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

ROMAN POT (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

LATE BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)

EARLY IRON AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

LATE BRONZE AGE POT (Tag)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)

EARLY NEOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)

DITCH (Monument Type England)

EARLY BRONZE AGE DITCH (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

EARLY BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)

LATE NEOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)

LATE BRONZE AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

EARLY IRON AGE POT (Tag)

DITCH (Monument Type England)

LATE NEOLITHIC DITCH (Tag)

DITCH (Monument Type England)

EARLY IRON AGE DITCH (Tag)

POT (Object England)

EARLY BRONZE AGE POT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

LATE NEOLITHIC POT (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

LATE NEOLITHIC PIT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

MIDDLE IRON AGE POT (Tag)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)

EARLY BRONZE AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)

DITCH (Monument Type England)

ROMAN DITCH (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

EARLY NEOLITHIC PIT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

POST MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)

TRIAL TRENCH (Event)

LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)

EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)

LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)

ROMAN (Historic England Periods)

MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)

EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)

POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)

EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)

Identifiers:

OASIS Id:	suffolka1-326133
OBIB:	2018/098

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Created Date:

21 Apr 2022