Site Event/Activity record ESF22101 - Excavation, Land off Lord's Walk, Eriswell

PROJECT DETAILS An archaeological excavation was carried out on Land off Lord's Walk, Eriswell, Suffolk. The excavation followed an archaeological evaluation (SCCAS report No. 2012/026) and was a condition on planning application F/2011/0163/FUL. The previous evaluation identified four pits and three ditches across two evaluation trenches. Iron Age pottery was recovered from all the pits and one ditch. The excavation stage of the project identified the full extent of these known pits and ditches, present within the development area, as well as an unexpectedly dense archaeological horizon concentrated towards the central and western end of the area. The horizon included twelve ditches forming various enclosures and boundary systems and up to sixty pits arranged in a central cluster and extending westwards. Pottery evidence recovered from the majority of features is of Late Iron Age date which continued from between the early third to early first century BC. Several phases of pitting were apparent, including a probable pit alignment and smaller clusters, although stratigraphic and dating evidence makes detailed phasing difficult at the current stage of work. The various boundary systems present on site also suggest unique phases of activity that are likely to be contemporary with or predate the pits. A pit group of a similar arrangement and date to those found during this excavation was recorded approximately 250m south-east of the development area at ERL 147, Liberty Village: Phase 1. This report quantifies and assesses the site archive and its potential and significance, as applied to specific research questions drawn from both regional and local agendas. The further work required for adequate dissemination of the evaluation and excavation results are laid out with an estimated timeframe and costing. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. ERL 222 NMR No. 1576967 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: ''''Open-area excavation'''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Cultivated Land 2 - Operations to a depth less than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Late Iron Age , PIT Late Iron Age Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): SADDLE QUERN Late Bronze Age , LOOMWEIGHT Iron Age , LITHIC IMPLEMENT Late Prehistoric, POT Late Iron Age , QUERN Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 1415.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL723800 Point Height 10.00 - 11.00 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: John Craven Supervisor: A Beverton DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: ERL 222 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Metal', 'Stratigraphic', 'Survey', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Database', 'GIS', 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Spreadsheets', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: ERL 222 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Metal', 'Stratigraphic', 'Survey', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Drawing', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section', 'Survey ', 'Unpublished Text' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: ERL 222 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Metal', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: ERL 222 Land off Lord's Walk, Eriswell Author(s)/Editor(s): Andy Beverton Other Bibliographic Details: 2012/103 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: Ringbound Post-Ex Assess report conforming to SCCAS template (2013)