Site Event/Activity record ESF19983 - Excavation, RAF Mildenhall POV car wash

An archaeological excavation in advance of the construction of a new car washing unit at RAF Mildenhall identified sequences of ditches, pits, other features and a possible occupation soil layer. These may be later prehistoric, Roman and post-medieval features, (as well as three undated cuts). Finds from these periods were also recovered. Some of the features had been truncated by modern disturbance and bioturbation, although generally the archaeological levels survived well. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode MNL 596 HER event no. MNL 596 NMR No. 1514295 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Full excavation Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Woodland 4 - Coniferous plantation Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , DITCH Roman, DITCH Iron Age , PIT Uncertain, HOLLOW Uncertain, LAYER Uncertain, PIT Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Iron Age, POTTERY Roman, POTTERY Post Medieval , CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL Post Medieval , LITHIC IMPLEMENT Late Prehistoric, GLASS Modern, ANIMAL BONE Uncertain PROJECT LOCATION Area 1300.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL680774 Point Height 4.50 - 5.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Rob Brooks DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass, Survey Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass, Survey Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: POV Car Wash, RAF Mildenhall, MNL 596 Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report no. 2008/221 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4 ring bound, white cover