NHER 37097 (Monument record) - North Pickenham to West Bradenham Supply Mains - Area 1
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH PICKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2002. Excavation.
Excavation of site on course of Anglian Water North Pickenham to West Bradenham Supply Main. This site was selected for excavation due to its proximity to the Peddars Way (NHER 1289)
Forty features were excavated, including a number of pits, linear features and post holes with some curvilinear gullies and associated post holes, possibly forming some king of entrance-way or enclosure. One large pit contained quantities of struck flint, probably knapping waste, of prehistoric date in its fill, and some irregurlar pits may have been dug to quarry sand or gravel.
At the south end of the site, some cable trenches and a small sub-square rubble-filled feature related to the World War Two airfield immediately to the west of the excavated area.
See assessment report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2). Final publication awaited.
J. Allen (NLA), 6 June 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2015.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF52309 Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 2003. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design for Archaeological Excavations and Watching Brief on the North Pickenham to West Bradenham Supply Mains, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 825.
- <S2> SNF82149 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 376.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FEATURE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRENCH (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Object Types (9)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- DEBITAGE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- SAMPLE (Unknown date)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 3:43PM