NHER 16230 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects, coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

Investigations in this area during 1978-92 recovered a wide variety of objects. Finds included prehistoric flints, a Roman patera and a post-medieval clay tobacco pipe. Sherds of prehistoric, Iron Age and post-medieval pottery were also retrieved. Metal-detecting in 2010 recovered medieval and post-medieval metal objects.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	CRINGLEFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Autumn 1978. Norfolk Archaeological Research Group fieldwalking. On ploughed sandy loam surface.
Flint flakes, pot boilers.
Post medieval sherds including stoneware, post medieval tile, glass, clay pipe etc.
See file for details and (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 10 June 1980.

1991. Flint found in 1978 identified by P. Robins (NCM).
Eight end and round scrapers on flint flakes.
One left, one right side scraper on flakes.
Three retouched flakes.
One 17th century rim sherd seen.

March 1991.
Prehistoric flint flake and Iron Age flint gritted sherd.
Also undated bronze waste.
W. Milligan (NCM), 22 March 1991.

1991 to 1992. Watching brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 46.
Prehistoric pot and flint, waste bronze.
See (S3) and (S5) in file for NHER 29040.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992.

27 December 1992. Metal-detecting.
Complete Roman patera. See drawing (S4) [2].
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1993.206).
W. Milligan (NCM), 30 December 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 August 2017

Before 9 July 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post-medieval lead objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 8 September 2010.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
<S2> SNF57632 Unpublished Document: Bown, J.. 1992?. Norwich Southern Bypass Watching Brief.
<S3> SNF57633 Unpublished Document: Bown, J.. 1992?. Norwich Southern Bypass Watching Brief: Site Lists and Annotated Maps.
<S4> SNF97853 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1992. Drawing of a complete Roman copper alloy patera. Paper. 1:1.
<S5> SNF50478 Monograph: Ashwin, T. and Bates S. 2000. Norwich Southern Bypass, Part I: Excavations at Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Trowse. East Anglian Archaeology. No 91. pp 210-216.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (19)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
PATERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1643 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2024 10:38AM