The dig was commissioned in summer of 2012 by developer Carisbrooke Developments in order to ensure that the site’s history was understood and recorded before construction commenced after initial works identified prehistoric and Roman remains.
In the presentation, Headland Archaeology will detail the occupation on the site from the Late Iron Age through to the post-medieval period. Based on their findings, the area was used mainly for farming cattle, sheep and goats during the secondcentury AD. Archaeologists also identified a small post-built Anglo Saxon Hall as well as a group of Saxon brooches and beads. Additionally, they found evidence that several of the Roman ditches survived through the Saxon period and Middle Ages into the 1840s when they were still used as field boundaries.
Nic Rumsey, director of Carisbrooke Developments said: “We are delighted by the discoveries made by Headland Archaeology and are sure that the Haverhill public will be interested to learn about their town’s history.”
Michelle Collings commented: “This was a welcome opportunity to reveal and investigate the remains of both prehistoric and Roman farming communities.”
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For further information:
Richard Aylwin
Aylwin Communications
Tel: 0207 553 9330
Mob: 07966 018252
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