NHER 10832 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pit or hearth
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1976. Excavation
Work on line of bypass revealed a pit cutting the natural clay with flints. It was filled with burnt and unburnt clay, charcoal and ashy loam. A small area at the base was fired red. Two flint flakes were found in the fill. Minute fragments of prehistoric pot came from disturbed area above the pit. A soil sample has been kept for flotation. Workers reported seeing other similar features along this eastern end of the bypass route. Pit roughly circular. Diameter 1.40m. Depth 0.40m.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 24 May 1976.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 SW 18.
- --- SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 7.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 8 2021 5:15PM