Site Event/Activity record ESF21242 - Lincoln Road/Sewage works, RAF Mildenhall

A series of evaluation trenches were excavated along the line of Sewage Works road, Lincoln Road at RAF Mildenhall in order to establish the impact of road refurbishment on archaeological deposits. A total of 15 trenches were opened up; these revealed a substantial layer of reworked agricultural soil beneath the existing tarmac in most of the trenches with chalk rising to the surface at the northern end of the road. Archaeological features were identified in Trench 9 but were c.1m below the existing road surface and below any construction works. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. MNL 666 Sitecode MNL 666 Contracting Unit No. 2011/197 NMR No. 1548497 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Road scheme (new and widening) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Not known / Not recorded Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Transport and Utilities 1 - Highways and road transport Monument Type(s)/Period(s): LAYER Post Medieval , PITS Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): ANIMAL REMAINS Roman, LITHIC IMPLEMENTS Bronze Age , BURNT STONE Uncertain, POT Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 7700.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL681773 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Andrew Tester DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: MNL 666 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics, none Media: GIS, Survey, Text, Images raster / digital photography PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: MNL 666 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics, none Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Plan, Report, Section, Survey PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: MNL 666 Contents: Animal Bones, Worked stone/lithics, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Lincoln Road/Sewage Works Road, RAF Mildenhall, MNL 666, Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Tester, A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2011/197 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4, comb bound, white cover, in colour, 1 appendix (also available as pdf)