NHER 35757 (Monument record) - Early Saxon occupation site, Bishy Barnabee Way

November 2000. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation in advance of proposed residential development.
An initial walkover survey was carried out followed by the excavation of six trenches, one of which was placed to investigate a possible terrace earthwork.
Revealed ditches and post-holes that were identified as prehistoric due to the recovery of Late Neolithic flints and pottery (although it should be noted that quantities recovered were actually quite small and most material was from upper fills).
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA) 23 February 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2015.

May 2001. Excavation.
Excavation in advance of residential development.
Revealed a site of Early Saxon date. Three or four sunken featured buildings were examined and post hole alignments which were interpreted as the remains of post-built halls. Also two structured gullies which may have been Saxon.
Pottery dating between the 4th and 7th centuries.
See published article (S3) and publication draft (S4) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S5) and the prehistoric evidence is noted in (S6).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.190).
J. Allen (NLA) 12 November 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2015.