Site Event/Activity record ESF21898 - New MUGA Pitch, Hartismere High School, Eye

PROJECT DETAILS An archaeological evaluation was carried out on part of the playing field at Hartismere High School in advance of the development of a new sports pitch. The 200m of trenching identified a spread of archaeological features, predominantly in the centre and north-east of the site, relating to a main phase of Roman activity. A finds assemblage contained Roman pottery of early and late date, a range of metal finds, chiefly late Roman coins, and ceramic building material suggesting a structure was located in the vicinity. Earlier Neolithic and Bronze Age material indicated a more limited amount of earlier activity on the site. This activity clearly relates to the recently excavated multi-period site, EYE 083, which lies immediately to the south, although there is a distinct contrast between the Roman nature of this site and the predominant phase of Early Anglo-Saxon occupation seen at EYE 083. Recommendations therefore have been made for the full excavation of the site with a view to including the results of both evaluation and excavation within the future EYE 083 publication. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. EYE 083 HER event no. EYE 094 Sitecode EYE 094 NMR No. 1570066 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: ''Sample Trenches'' Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Roman, DITCH Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Roman, COIN Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 6700.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM13747410 Point Height 39.30 - 39.80 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: Jo Caruth Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Database', 'Geophysics', 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: New MUGA Pitch, Hartismere High School, Eye, Eye 094 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2009/239 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS evaluation report.