NHER 50504 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting in November 2006 recovered a small assemblage of prehistoric worked flints; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; post-medieval ceramic building material; a possible Roman coin; post-medieval coins and a number of other post-medieval and undated metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

November 2006. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 76). Finds recovered included:
27 prehistoric worked flints.
20+ Roman pottery sherds.
1 ?Roman ?coin.
1 or more medieval pottery sherds.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, 5 brick/tile fragments, 1 copper alloy button and 1 copper alloy nail.
Various undated metal objects included 1 lead weight or plumb bob.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2018.

See NHER 49758 for information on the results of subsequent archaeological investigations in this field.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2018.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 9:47AM

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