Archaeologists Discover Medieval Village in England - Medievalists.net

"Archaeologists in Suffolk have uncovered the remains of a medieval village near the modern village of Friston in eastern England, revealing a long-lost Anglo-Saxon community and offering an extraordinary look at more than 6,000 years of human activity in East Anglia. The excavation-conducted by a team of ninety specialists from MOLA-Wessex Archaeology on behalf of ScottishPower Renewables-has exposed a sprawling ancient landscape covering over twenty-four hectares, roughly the size of seventeen football pitches."

"The centrepiece of the discovery is a settlement dating from the early medieval period, consisting of seven or eight substantial wooden longhouses. Although the timber structures have not survived, archaeologists identified the layout through post holes marking buildings up to nineteen metres long and six metres wide. These longhouses served as both domestic spaces and social hubs, with central hearths for cooking and gathering."

"One remarkable detail suggests that traces of the village endured long after it disappeared: a modern public right of way directly aligns with the footprint of the medieval longhouses. A broader landscape: kilns, tools, and ancient industry Along the East Anglian coast near Sizewell, the team uncovered multiple kilns dating from the later medieval period (1066-1537)."

A medieval settlement near Friston in eastern England was uncovered, revealing an Anglo-Saxon community and over 6,000 years of human activity in East Anglia. A ninety-specialist team from MOLA-Wessex Archaeology working for ScottishPower Renewables excavated a landscape covering over twenty-four hectares. The settlement contains seven or eight wooden longhouses identified by post holes for buildings up to nineteen metres by six metres, with central hearths indicating domestic and social use. The village appears to have persisted for centuries before abandonment in the 1300s. A modern public right of way aligns with the longhouse footprint, suggesting long-term path continuity. Later medieval kilns near Sizewell point to pottery or lime industry and rural manufacturing along the Suffolk coast.

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