Site Event/Activity record ESF20678 - Evaluation, Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket

Two trenches were excavated prior to the construction of a temporary car park area at the southern end of Crowe Street, within the bounds of Abbot's Hall house. A single Roman ditch was encountered, with evidence suggestive of (potential high status) occupation close by. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1529177 Contracting Unit No. 2010/170 HER event no. SKT 056 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.), Museum temporary car park Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): BONE Roman, IRON NAIL Roman, POTTERY Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 400.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM04825850 Point Height 34.00 - 35.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Industrial, Metal, Stratigraphic Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Industrial, Metal, Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Museum of East Anglian Life Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Industrial, Metal BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket SKT 056 Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2010/170 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A short paper report, bound and covered as usual in house style.