Site Event/Activity record ESF22849 - Excavation, Proposed New Arrivals Lane, Centre Parcs, Elveden, Forest Holiday Village, Elveden

PROJECT DETAILS Between the 23rd of June and the 9th of July 2014, Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) conducted an archaeological excavation at Center Parcs, Eleveden Forest Holiday Village, Brandon, Suffolk. The project was undertaken in advance of the proposed construction of a new arrivals lane. The excavation was preceded by an archaeological trial trench evaluation, also conducted by AS (dated 28/04/214 - 09/05/2014). The site lies within an area of archaeological potential, with recorded evidence of prehistoric and Romano-British settlement activity within the immediate vicinity. The project revealed two phases of archaeological activity dating to the early Iron Age (6th to 5th century BC; Phase 1) and early Romano-British period (mid 1st to early 2nd century AD; Phase 2). Features were recorded across the excavated areas of the site and included evidence of enclosure in both phases. Of particular note was the early Iron Age burial of a juvenile/ young adult present in Area 2. Several Phase 1 pits also yielded notable pottery groups, including eight individual vessels from Pit F2103. This pottery group displays traits consistent with the 'late' decorated Post Deverel-Rimbury ceramic style. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P5691 Sitecode ELV 093 NMR No. 1591031 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Full excavation''' Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Woodland 8 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): GULLY Early Iron Age, GULLY Roman, GRAVE Early Iron Age, PIT Early Iron Age, POSTHOLE Early Iron Age, DITCH Early Iron Age, POSTHOLE Roman, DITCH Roman, PIT Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): HUMAN REMAINS Early Iron Age, POTTERY Roman, ANIMAL REMAINS Early Iron Age, POTTERY Early Iron Age, LITHIC IMPLEMENT Early Iron Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.79 Hectares Grid Reference: TL81038022 Point Height 39.00 - 39.00 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: Kamil Orzechowski, Jim Fairclough, 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: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Center Parcs, Elveden Forest Holiday Village, Brandon, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Mustchin, A Other Bibliographic Details: Archaeological Solutions Report No. 4675 Date: 2014 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds