Cavenham Heath

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Cavenham Heath is a National Nature Reserve, near Cavenham, Suffolk. It is both a Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[1]

Excavations were conducted at Cavenham Heath, yielding an ancient timber structure with a central footing, clay floor walls, and painted plaster, dating from the Iron Age to the 4th century AD. Archaeologists uncovered votive material, including fragments of leaf-plaques and brooches, as well as ceremonial apparel, such as a chain-headdress and diadems.^[2]

References

↑ "Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve – Trails leaflet" (PDF). www.discoversuffolk.org.uk. English Nature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
↑ Esposito, Alessandra (2020). "Abandoned but not forgotten. Dynamics of authority negotiation in the British sacred landscape". Before/After: Transformation, Change, and Abandonment in the Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean. Archaeopress. p. 54. ISBN 9781789695991.

52°19′31″N0°34′05″E / 52.32528°N 0.56806°E / 52.32528; 0.56806

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[DS-1] "Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve – Trails leaflet" (PDF). www.discoversuffolk.org.uk. English Nature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[2] Esposito, Alessandra (2020). "Abandoned but not forgotten. Dynamics of authority negotiation in the British sacred landscape". Before/After: Transformation, Change, and Abandonment in the Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean. Archaeopress. p. 54. ISBN 9781789695991.

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