NHER 40128 (Monument record) - Late Saxon and undated pits and ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
February 2004. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. From context 1.
Excavations revealed ditches and pits which are mostly undated, although one ditch contained two sherds of 10th century pottery. This feature was similar in fill and in stratigraphic relationship to other features identified in this trench, suggesting these features may be contemporary. A sherd of Roman pottery was found in a second pit, and may in fact be residual. There is evidence of a flooding event resulting in the deposition of almost a metre of silts, indicating a discontinuity of settlement in this area in or following the late Saxon period.
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 : 2006.616).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 24 January 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 May 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF60677 Unpublished Contractor Report: Williams, M. 2004. Archaeological Evaluation at Chapel Cottage, New Road, Upwell, Norfolk. Archaeological Project Services. 26/04.
- <S2> SNF81937 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. pp 760, 762.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
Object Types (3)
- BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
May 16 2019 11:44PM