NHER 2261 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1936 a number of fragments of Early Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery were recovered from this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61SW
Civil Parish WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1936. Stray Find.
Thirteen fragments of rim and base of pot found in gravel pit by Schwabe and Thatcher, paste unusually firm: light biscuit colour (Something like Brantham but not very close).
Two sherds donated to British Museum (1937,0504.16). See sketches (S1).
British Museum sherds confirmed as Beaker (Early Bronze Age) domestic ware by A. Lawson (NAU), and S. Needham (BM).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2018.

September 1936
P. L. K. Schwabe from gravel pit on Setchey oilfield three sherds (two rims certainly Iron Age dry black colour: paste medium quality. Vertical groovings pointed at top.
For comparison see Runcton Holme type 2 - only vertical instead of horizontal grooving (C. Hawkes) probably Iron Age A2 or B influence.
In NCM [2].
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Sketches (S1) in file.

  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1939. The Iron Age in Norfolk and Suffolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XCVI pp 1-113. p 93.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Winch (West Setchey).
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Winch (West).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 SW 1.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Unknown]. 1936. Sketches of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery sherds. Paper. 1:1.
  • POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Record last edited

Apr 15 2025 5:15PM

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