NHER 33986 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds, Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline project

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting during pipe-laying works in 1997 recovered a Neolithic flint scraper, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery fragments, a medieval roof tile, and a post medieval spoon handle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32SE
Civil Parish SUTTON, 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 14.1).
A minor scatter of 8 Prehistoric flints, including pot boilers, flakes, retouched flakes, and a Neolithic horseshoe scraper were recovered along with a sherd of Roman pottery, medieval and post medieval pottery, a medieval roof tile, and a post medieval copper alloy spoon handle.
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 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1997.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 14.1.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (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

Feb 26 2022 9:48AM

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