NHER 24584 (Find Spot record) - Roman objects, Roman to medieval pottery sherds
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Summary
Metal detecting and field walking before 1988 recovered some Roman metal working debris, a possible palette or whetstone, and pottery sherds from the Roman, Saxon and medieval periods.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Pre 1988. Found in fieldwalking with metal detector. [1]
Roman rim sherd, lead waste and part of stone palette or hone.
Two Ipswich ware sherds.
Possible Late Saxon sherds, very worn.
Medieval rim sherd, greenglazed body sherd.
Late medieval or transition period sherd.
Identified by T. Gregory (NAU) and W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 17 March 1988.
J. Allen (NLA), 29 September 2003.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (7)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PALETTE (COSMETIC) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WHETSTONE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
May 14 2014 10:28AM