NHER 18919 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period pottery sherds and metal objects

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Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1983 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery from a roddon. Subsequent metal detecting in 2006 retrieved Roman and medieval coins along with several medieval metalwork items.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF40NE
Civil Parish WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

22 February 1983. Thin scatter over field. In winter wheat adjacent to dyke. On top of and to west side of medium roddon.
Possibly Roman pottery sherds.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.

Also context 2 at 4959 0862. Total 60m northwest to southeast, 80m northeast to southwest at 2.1m (7ft) OD.
Fairly dense concentration of Roman pottery.
Some bone.
Fired clay.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.

Some of the material recovered has be reidentified as medieval pottery.
E. Rose (NAU).

For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see Fenland Folders.

1997.
Some of the Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds entered under NHER 18924 may come from this site.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 June 1997.

July/August 2006. Metal detecting. At west end of site.
Two medieval coins and ten medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 September 2006.

August/September 2006. Metal detecting.
One Roman and two medieval coins.
Medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 October 2006.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSK 8. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BRIQUETAGE (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 24 2013 11:35AM

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