NHER 22017 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery sherds, shell, bone and post medieval rubbish

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1985 by the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of medieval pottery sherds across this field, as well as much other rubbish. A sparse concentration of medieval pottery sherds, shell, animal bone, and some post medieval rubbish was also noted on the edge of what may be a medieval track.

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Location

Map sheet	TF51NW
Civil Parish	TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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9 December 1985. Fieldwalking, well weathered ploughsoil (S1).
Context 1 = general scatter medieval sherds across field as well as much other rubbish in a notebook. TSC AV.
Context 2 at 5305 1943. Concentration sparse medieval pottery, moderate shell, very sparse animal bone, very sparse post medieval rubbish. On edge medieval? track. 32m x 22m minimum because of strip of winter wheat adjacent to
road. TSC 10.
Pottery sherds in NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 10 December 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF67387 *Fieldwork: 1985. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC AV, TSC 10.
<S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (4)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Terrington St Clement (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 16 2016 1:11PM