NHER 17400 (Find Spot record) - Multi period finds, Bowthorpe School Grounds

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Summary

Digging by school children in the southwest corner of the school grounds in 1981 recovered a variety of archaeologicalartefacts. These included post medieval pottery sherds, clay smoking pipes, a musket ball and a struck prehistoric flint flake. The nature ofthese finds may suggest a 18th-19th century rubbish pit.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	EARLHAM, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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July 1981. Southwest corner of Bowthorpe School Grounds behind dinner hut. Archaeological excavation by children under supervision from informant.
Finds largely pottery, glass, clay pipes, etc.
Indicates 19th century rubbish dump.
Includes some clay pipe and glass perhaps 18th century.
Musket ball 16th or 17th century?
Struck prehistoric flint flake.
Identified by E. Rose (NAU) 9 July 1981.
E. Rose (NAU) 9 July 1981.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2013 2:32PM