NHER 31226 (Monument record) - Roman settlement and medieval/post medieval field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1950s. Metal detecting after deep ploughing.
Three Roman coins, three lead weights, pair of stirrups, animal bones and remains of four buildings.
See reference (S1) copy in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 19 May 1995.
June-July 1995. Trial Trenching and Metal-detecting.
Limited evaluation of site where local reports suggested the possibility of Romano-British buildings.
Results largely negative. Two medieval/post-medieval field boundaries identified. Finds included 2 Roman brooches and a scatter of post-medieval Glazed Red Earthenware pottery.
Finds donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1997.65).
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1997.65).
D. Gurney (NLA) 31 July 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015 and 29 April 2019.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF92893 Unpublished Report: Gurney, D. 1995. Bell Lane, Saham Toney, Norfolk. Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- <S1> SNF4840 Publication: Bream, C.C.. 1995. Saham Saga. Bygones.
- <S3> SNF59457 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 408.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (15)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- NAIL (Undated)
- STIRRUP (Undated)
- WEIGHT (Undated)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 29 2019 10:33AM