NHER 33974 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints and medieval and post medieval finds, Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline project

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 1997 during the laying of a gas pipeline recovered a prehistoric flint flake, a medieval lead weight, a post medieval spoon handle, and a post medieval pottery sherd.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32NE
Civil Parish EAST RUSTON, 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 11.0).
One retouched flint flake, a medieval lead line or net weight, a post medieval copper alloy spoon handle, and a post medieval pottery fragment were recovered.
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.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1997. Bacton to Great Yarmouth Power Station Pipeline Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 262. RDX 11.0.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. Chance to look at past. 31 May.
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 20 2019 10:11PM

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