NHER 1677 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery sherds, pot boilers
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Summary
Ploughing on this site in 1948 disturbed a number of pottery sherds from the Bronze Age and Iron Age, as well as some pot boiler flints.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1948. Stray Found.
Found at [1].
Ploughing to 18 inches (45cm) depth revealed numerous fragments of domestic pottery (Iron Age 'A' & Late Bronze Age) in coarse gritty ware, some decorated with applied bands and finger tip impressions others with slight shoulder.
Patches of charcoal also red patches. [2]
R. R. Clarke.
See drawings (S1)-(S3).
Associated Sources (12)
- --- SNF2643 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1980. The evidence for Later Bronze Age settlement and burial in Norfolk. Settlement and Society in the British Late Bronze Age. Barrett, J. and Bradley, R. BAR British Series 83 pp 271-293. No 22; Fig 5D.
- --- SNF5079 Article in Serial: Clark, J. G. D. and Fell. C. I. 1953. The Early Iron Age site at Micklemore Hill, West Harling, Norfolk, and its Pottery. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XIX Pt 1 pp 1-40. p 24.
- --- SNF2166 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1952. Notes on Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk (1943-8). Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 156-159. p 157.
- --- 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. p 36.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Snettisham.
- --- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Snettisham.
- --- 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 73 SW 8; TF 73 SW 9.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93892 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1948. Drawing of an Iron Age/Bronze Age pottery sherd. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF93893 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1948. Drawing of an Iron Age/Bronze Age pottery sherd. Paper. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF93894 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1948. Drawing of two Iron Age/Bronze Age pottery sherds. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 16 2026 2:06PM