NHER 1424 (Monument record) - Iron Age pits and multi-period finds

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Summary

A series of Iron Age pits were excavated in 1954. The skeleton of a child and a pig were found together, as well as other human and animal remains, prehistoric flints and Iron Age and Roman pottery. Medieval pottery and a medieval strap fitting have also been found on the site.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF63NE
Civil Parish	HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1951. South of Caley Mill.
Excavations produced pottery, animal bones and human remains.

October to November 1954.
Excavation (1424/c1) revealed 8 Iron Age refuse pits with pottery of 'A' tradition and flints.
(S1), (S2), (S3) and plans in file. (No plans found 2000; this is probably a mistake)

Bear included in NRC Bulletin (S4) was a mistake!
R.R. Clarke (NCM)

Early 1988. On building site.
Early Roman pottery (2 body sherds and 1 base) and 1 Glazed Grimston ware body sherd.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU)
A. Rogerson (NAU) 26 April 1988.

Early 1988. Found with Roman and medieval sherd at same time (though not listed in above entry), found by [1].
Copper alloy sheet belt mount in form of quatrefoil with hollow underside and 2 iron rivets, later medieval.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 September 1996.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF87557 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1955. Norfolk Research Committee Excavations, 1954. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 7 (for 1954) p 1.
--- SNF5155 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1955. The Early Iron Age Treasure from Snettisham, Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XX (for 1954) Pt 1 pp 27-86.
--- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Heacham.
--- 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. TF 63 NE 17.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF61124 Unpublished Document: Lewton-Braine, C.H.. 1954. Excavation of Iron Age site at Caley Mill, Heacham, October to November 1954.
<S2> SNF61123 Photograph: Lewton-Braine, C.H.. 1954. Excavation photograph.
<S3> SNF61122 Correspondence: Lewton-Braine, C.H.. 1954. Letters to R.R. Clarke (NCM).
<S4> SNF2236 Serial: 1954. Council for British Archaeology Group VII Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 1. p 2.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Object Types (7)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
HUMAN REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Heacham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 2 2016 10:09AM