Site Event/Activity record ESF19651 - Craven J, SCCAS excavation 2007/087

An archaeological excavation in advance of housing development on land off of Chalkstone Way, Haverhill identified evidence of three phases of limited activity in the prehistoric and post-medieval periods. Prehistoric features consisted of two isolated Bronze Age pits and a scatter of Early Iron Age pits and a single ditch. The post-medieval activity consisted of a series of linear parallel ditches, thought to relate to agricultural drainage. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: Sitecode HVH 059 HER event no. HVH 059 Planning Application No. SE/05/1608P NMR No. 1475368 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Full excavation Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Bronze Age , PIT Iron Age , DITCH Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Bronze Age , POTTERY Iron Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 4100.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL68374560 Point Height 91.00 - 97.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Craven Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, GIS, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land off Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, HVH 059. Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J.A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2007/87 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS excavation report