NHER 37468 (Monument record) - Roman coins and bricks

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Summary

A watching brief was carried out on this site by the Norfolk Archaeological Unit in 2002, and although no archaeological features were found, Roman coins, pottery, bricks and tile were found, which may indicate that the Roman activity on a nearby site, see NHER 32791, extended onto this site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84SW
Civil Parish BURNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

November 2002. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of foundation trenches. Contexts 1 to 21 used.
Found no archaeological features or deposits.
The presence of residual Romano-British finds in the topsoil indicated that the activity recorded at Creake Road (NHER 32791) did possibly extend to the northwest, into the area monitored during this watching brief.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.146).
M. Horlock (NLA), 29 April 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 June 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: John Ames. 2002. Slides 1-9, Burnham Market, Hornbeam, Back Lane..
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Ames, J. 2003. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Hornbeam, Back Lane, Burnham Market. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 801.
  • <S2> 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 370.
  • COIN (Unknown date)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 21 2019 6:50PM

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