NHER 31897 (Monument record) - Roman ditches containing pottery and armlets, The Warrener

This area also contains NHER 29350 and NHER 5845.

February 1996. Trial Trenching.
The excavated trenches revealed the former edge of the floodplain of the river Little Ouse running north-west to south-east across the site.
A thin scatter of worked flint was recovered overlying natural on the edge of the floodplain. Although undiagnostic the blade-like character of the flakes suggests a possible Mesolithic date. A hammerstone of probable Neolithic date was also found.
On the rising ground to the south of this was a shallow network of ditches, interpreted as Roman field or plot boundaries. These are likely to have been associated with a settlement immediately to the south (NHER 5746). Finds from these features included sherds of late Roman pottery and two copper alloy armlets. Other finds recovered from the site include Roman animal bone, a fragment of possible quern, and a small medieval or post medieval lead seal.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.52).
E. Rose (NLA), 23 July 1996.

Before 6 June 2002. Surface finds on building site. Area extended from original centred on location [1].
Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds.
Undated prehistoric flints including 3 flakes and a core fragment.
2 broken segments of blades, probably post medieval gunflints.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 July 2002.

Before 18 May 2003. Fieldwalking.
Further finds of pottery sherds on building site:
Roman: one shelly storage jar body (weighing 23g).
Roman: two micaceous greyware including one base (15g).
Medieval: one sagging base unglazed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 July 2003.

Before 22 September 2003. Found on building site in area centred at [2].
Two Early Saxon and one medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 2003.

Before 20 November 2003. Collection from building site.
Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Undated burnt daub fragments.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 January 2004.