NHER 14322 (Monument record) - Multi-period finds and undated features

1975. Field Observation.
Examination of cable trench at western end of site, c. TF 675 400 (Context 1) [1].
Found in spoil:
1 prehistoric retouched flint flake.
1 ?Late Neolithic/Early Bronze 'rusticated ware' pottery sherd.
Roman coarse ware pottery sherds.
Side of trench revealed ?pits? and ditch containing burnt material.
Details from [2].
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2022.

Site extended to encompass all of school ground [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2022.

March 2014. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of Redgate Middle School playing fields.
The survey identified no potentially archaeologically-significant responses.
Although numerous discrete anomalies were recorded these are thought to be primarily geological in origin. Isolated dipolar anomalies and larger areas of magnetic disturbance around the margins of the site were probably caused by ferrous material in the topsoil (most likely modern debris).
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2022.

April-August 2015. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks in vicinity of Redgate Middle School. The excavation of foundations for a classroom extension and associated retaining wall revealed no archaeologically-significant remains. The stripping of a small nearby area for a carpark extension also exposed nothing of interest. All of these groundworks exposed natural chalk deposits, which lay directly beneath the topsoil. It is therefore possibly that this area was truncated when the school was constructed.
No finds were recovered.
See report (S3) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.308).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2022.