NHER 29869 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flints, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1993 a watching brief on a pipeline for Anglian Water fieldwalked and detected on a 10m strip near to the south edge of the field. Medieval sherds and post medieval sherds and Neolithic flints were collected. On removal of topsoil a deposit of hillwash was seen over the west part of the area, although no features were identified.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February-November 1993. Watching Brief.
Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main (Field 4138).
Initial fieldwalking and metal-detecting where possible, followed by observation of stripped easement and, where deemed necessary, monitoring of the excavation of the pipe trench itself.
Finds collected included:
Prehistoric worked flints.
Medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval pottery sherds and other objects.
On removal of topsoil a deposit of hillwash was seen over the west part of the area, no features were identified.
See report (S1) and file notes for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1995.77 and NWHCM : 2013.325).
S. Bates (NAU), 29 June 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2015 and 17 May 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 1994. Report of a Watching Brief on the Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 84.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1994. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1993. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 115-123. p 117.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2019 6:24PM

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