In August 2005 Faye Minter (Suffolk FLO) collaborated with Professor Martin Millett, (Cambridge University) and Jude Plouviez (Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service) to facilitate 10 days of geophysics and topography training for Cambridge University archaeology students and professional archaeologists from Suffolk. The project had a dual purpose: to provide a good training opportunity and also to investigate sites discovered by local metal-detectorists. The project is the first of what will hopefully be a yearly training event further investigating Roman sites in Suffolk which have been identified through the work of the PAS. It is hoped that members of the public and local metal-detectorists will also be trained in the future. The site investigated was an especially complex one near Mildenhall, Suffolk. The site had come to light as a result of the activities of Mick King, who had reported a wealth of metal artefacts and pottery from all periods to the Suffolk FLOs. Paul Johnson and Helen Woodhouse (Cambridge University) ran the survey and the results confirmed that the archaeological potential of the site was very high and that it was occupied throughout antiquity. Especially striking was the discovery of two probable Bronze Age round barrows as well as of a group of structures and enclosures, perhaps of Medieval date. A systematic fieldwalking survey is now planned.
