Price said she grew up in Suffolk and described it as a privilege to watch her county’s “expansive and epic history be revealed”.

“All human life – from conflict to domestic issues to eating to self-care to death – it’s all there, uncovered at Sizewell,” she added.

Debbie Richards, Suffolk County Council’s deputy cabinet member for archaeology and landscape partnerships, said: “Suffolk continues to reveal its stunning past, and the magnitude of these discoveries should not be under-estimated.”

The finds will eventually join the council’s archive, but in the meantime, some of them will be on display during an open weekend at Yoxford Village Hall on 21 and 22 February.