NHER 22304 (Find Spot record) - Undated roddon, medieval pottery sherd concentration

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1986 by the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of medieval sherds from this area, as well as noting a medieval pottery sherd concentration, along with bone and shell fragments and post medieval material. This was set on a mound which may be a roddonm that has been deliberately heightened.

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Map sheet	TF51SE
Civil Parish	WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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3 March 1986. Fieldwalking former parkland. Young winter ceareal and weathered soil.
Context 1: general scatter medieval sherds. WMV BG (S1).
Context 2 at 5844 1430: medieval pottery concentration, bone and shell, and post medieval material set on mound which may be a roddon but perhaps deliberately heightened. WMV 18 (S2).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 6 March 1986.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF17050 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV BG. FENS. WMV BG.
<S2> SNF17001 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV 18. FENS. WMV 18.

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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Record last edited

Oct 1 2013 9:43AM