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A new project funded by Historic England, Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service (in collaboration with Ipswich Borough Council) is creating a map-linked, publicly accessible Urban Archaeological Database (UAD) for Ipswich. The project is mapping all investigative events (excavations, surveys, etc.) in the town looking for archaeology. It will cover the whole of the Ipswich Borough area and include the prehistoric, Roman and earlier Anglo-Saxon remains, relating to the contexts in which Ipswich developed, as well as the medieval suburban area and archaeology of the later expansion of the town. (https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/ipswich-uad)
The excavations at Cranfield's Mill in 2006.
Ipswich has a rich archaeological heritage and is of international importance because of its status as one of only four Middle Saxon ‘emporia' or ‘wic' sites in England. The others are London, Southampton and York. These sites displayed urban characteristics in the AD 700s and were trading with continental Europe.
The lifting of the Anglo-Saxon pottery kiln from the Buttermarket site in 1987.
Working with Dr Abby Antrobus and the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Dr Hannah Cutler will be working on the project for the next ten months. Our thanks to her for the photographs (© Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service).