EAA 87, 1999: Excavations in Thetford, North of the River, 1989–90

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Three major excavations and other work in Thetford reveal settlement north of the river by AD1000, within a semi-circular defensive enclosure which probably pre-dates that south of the river, but was initially little more than a bridgehead. Occupation peaked in the 11th and 12th centuries, with a shift of people to the north bank, followed by medieval decline. The bones represent a range of domestic animals, dominated by sheep kept for wool, cattle for meat and dairy products, and then pigs. Some stray Middle Saxon finds may hint at re-use of the Iron Age fort as an exchange/market centre.

Full reference:

Andrews, P. and Penn, K., 1999, Excavations in Thetford, North of the River, 1989–90, East Anglian Archaeology 87

A4, 114pp, 62fig, 4pls

ISBN 0 905594 27 4