Site Event/Activity record ESF22783 - The Street, Elmsett, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS In November 2013 Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) carried out an archaeological evaluation at land adjacent to Hazelwood, The Street, Elmsett, Suffolk (NGR TM 0585 4680). The earliest period represented was the prehistoric struck flint (two) from the topsoil in Trench 2. Three features were consistently dated to the medieval (mid 12th - 14th century) period. The features were all linear (Gully F1005, Ditch F1007 and Ditch F1017) and were recorded in Trenches 2 and 4. Unstratified medieval sherds were also found in the topsoil. The quantity of pottery within the features was low (between 1 - 3 sherds), and only Ditch F1017 (Tr.4) contained another find; a fragment (208g) of daub associated with wattle and daub (see Daub Report below). The `medieval' ditches and undated ditches were aligned broadly N/S and E/W and may represent the remains of a field system in the northern half of the site. The remaining features were undated discrete pits located in Trenches 1 (F1011), 4 (F1013) and 6 (F1019, F1022 and F1024). In the event the evaluation revealed sparse prehistoric flint and `medieval' linear features. The low density of finds and general lack of other finds suggests that the site is on the periphery of the medieval settlement. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P5353 Sitecode ETT 022 NMR No. 1590977 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: '''Targeted Trenches''', '''Sample Trenches''' Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Medieval , PIT Medieval , DITCH Uncertain, PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): LITHIC IMPLEMENT Late Prehistoric, POTTERY Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.60 Hectares Grid Reference: TM05854680 Point Height 63.00 - 64.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Laszlo Lichtenstein DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Drawing', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Survey ' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: 'Ceramics', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land adjacent to Hazelwood, The Street, Elmsett, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Lichtenstein, L Other Bibliographic Details: Archaeological Solutions Report No. 4456 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds