NHER 15761 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Prehistoric flint flakes, a Roman shale spindle whorl and fragments of Late Saxon and medieval pottery found in trenches dug for electricity ducts.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FAKENHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 1980. Found excavating electricity duct trenches. Fakenham Heath alongside Victoria Lane.
Grimston Ware handle.
Four medieval sherds, one medieval rim (like those from Trowse barrow).
One Thetford type ware rim of jar.
Three flint flakes, one with laterally retouched notch.
Roman shale spindle whorl (found slightly to east at TF 9321 2955).
A. Lawson (NAU), 11 February 1980.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2013 3:23PM