Site Event/Activity record ESF21466 - Monitoring 14 The Limes, Old Dairy Yard, Long Melford

Archaeological evaluation of footing and service trenches for development at 14, The Limes, Long Melford, identified a series of large Roman pits of mid Roman date, together with the intact 3rd century inhumation burial of an adult female and associated beaker vessel. The finds assemblage from the pits indicates activity in the area from the Late Iron Age/Roman through to the mid Roman periods. By the mid 3rd century significant activity in the area appears to have ceased, the presence of the burial indicating the area was no longer an area of occupation. There was little evidence of any activity post-dating the Roman period, considering the sites proximity to the medieval/post-medieval high street, apart from two areas of post-medieval disturbance and a single pit. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. LMD 160 Sitecode LMD 160 Planning Application No. B/04/02131 NMR No. 1553653 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Roman, BURIAL Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Roman, HUMAN REMAINS Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 180.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL86324547 Point 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: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Andrew Tester DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones Media: Drawing, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: 14 The Limes, Old Dairy Yard, Long Melford, LMD 160 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2012/024 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Description: SCCAS Monitoring report