NHER 33954 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, medieval and post medieval finds, Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline project

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 1997 recovered prehistoric worked flint, pot boilers and an unidentified medieval metal object, and three musket balls. In 2001 several prehistoric worked flints were recovered during the excavation of a cable trench.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish PASTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January-April 1997. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline (Field/location RDX 1.3).
Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 1997 recovered a prehistoric scraper, a struck flint fragment, pot boilers, an unidentified medieval metal object, and three musket balls.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.55 and NWHCM : 2017.395).
E. Rose (NLA) November 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2019.

June-July 2001. Watching Brief.
Observation of trench dug for new electricity cable running between Bacton and North Walsham (Field 37).
No archaeologically significant features or deposits observed.
Unstratified finds recovered included:
3 prehistoric worked flints (types not specified).
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 : 2011.55 and NWHCM : 2017.395).
P. Watkins (HES), 5 May 2015. Amended 27 May 2019.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1997. Bacton to Great Yarmouth Power Station Pipeline Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 262. RDX 1.3.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. and Underdown, S. 2001. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief on the North Walsham to Bacton Cable Trench. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 612.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 170.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 20 2019 10:08PM

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