Monument record ERL 098 - Peacekeeper Park, Caudle Head, Eriswell, (Prehistoric)
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Summary
May 1996: `Fieldwalking' survey by SAU, mainly of molehills/rabbit workings, prior to creation of `Peacekeeper Park' by USAF.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 730 808 (308m by 191m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
May 1996: `Fieldwalking' survey by SAU, mainly of molehills/rabbit workings, prior to creation of `Peacekeeper Park' by USAF. Finds of prehistoric flintwork and pottery and Roman pottery, tile etc.
Archaeological deposits represent a multi-period settlement dating from mesolithic with a particular high density of findsfrom the roman and early saxon periods. Also identifies extensive ancient peat deposits which have accumulated around the mere.
Also geophysical survey. Details to follow (S1,S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
- <S1> SSF20854 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1996. Peacekeeper Park; Caudle Head. SAU, Tester A, May 1996.
- <S2> SSF6828 Unpublished document: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford,. 1997. Report on geophysical survey: Peacekeeper Park, RAF Lakenheath. Geophysical Surveys of Bradford, report on geophysical survey: Peacekeeper Park, RAF Lakenheath, Sur.
Finds (8)
- FSF22192: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF22193: POTTERY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF50203: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF50204: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF50205: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF50206: BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF50207: END SCRAPER (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF50208: BURNT FLINT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey Peacekeeper Park, Caudle Head, Eriswell, (ESF27285)
- Event - Intervention: Unsystematic Fieldwalking Survey and Topographic Survey, Peacekeeper Park, Caudle Head, Eriswell, (ESF27284)
Record last edited
Jan 30 2020 11:54AM