NHER 50503 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, medieval, post-medieval and undated finds

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Summary

In 2007 a fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey of part of this field recovered over 80 prehistoric worked flints, two medieval pottery sherds, a post-medieval coin and a number of undated metal objects. The worked flints were seen as evidence for significant prehistoric activity at this location, although the nature and date of the assemblage was not recorded.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 2007. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 73).
Finds recovered included:
86 prehistoric worked flints.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval silver coin.
1 undated lead weigh, 1 copper alloy ?mount, 4 fragments of lead waste and 1 fragment of possible metal-working debris.
The quantity of worked flint recovered was regarded as potentially indicative of significant prehistoric activity at this location.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 April 2018.

  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369. p 71.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • MOUNT (Unknown date)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 7 2019 4:44PM

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