NHER 19214 (Monument record) - Undated ditches and multi-period pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF41SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early May 1983. On surface stripped for Wisbech bypass. Immediately south of Fengate Road.
Discrete area of archaeological features. Ditches and pits containing late Roman, Late Saxon and early medieval
sherds.
Rescue excavation and planning by Tony Johnson and Wisbech Museum Society.
A. Gregory (NAU) 1 June 1983.
Details are given in reference (S1).
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds in ditches and rectangles showing as cropmarks. Field system of ditches contains mostly Late Saxon-medieval sherds. Some residual Roman. Samian, Nene Valley, Icenian Rusticated and shell-gritted wares. Late Saxon Thetford. Medieval Grimston ware. Some coal from one feature.
E. Rose (NAU) 27 October 1988.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (5)
- PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2007 9:51AM