NHER 40259 (Monument record) - Possible Roman settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking in this area during 2003 and 2005 recovered a variety of finds, some of which suggested this could have been the site of a Roman settlement. Roman artefacts recovered included pottery sherds, tiles, coins and a cosmetic pestle. Other objects found included prehistoric flint artefacts (such as an early Neolithic laurel leaf and a possible projectile point), medieval pottery sherds and medieval buckle fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08SW
Civil Parish	GARBOLDISHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2003. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Worked flints.
Roman coins and cosmetic pestle.
Roman tile fragments and sherds.
Medieval sherds and buckle fragments.
Concentration of Roman material defined by Global Positioning Satellite readings around edges.
See lists and map (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 March 2004.

December 2005.
The quantity of Roman pottery (over one hundred sherds) and the tile fragments suggest that this may be the site of a possible Roman settlement or building.
D. Robertson (NLA), 19 December 2005.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (11)

BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LAUREL LEAF (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
POINT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)