NHER 51652 (Monument record) - Iron Age/Roman and undated features

July-August 2008. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of Anglian Water pipeline.
No archaeological finds or features were encountered.
See report (S1) for further information.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.168).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 9 June 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 June 2019.

Early September 2008. Field Observation.
Examination of stripped pipeline easement by [1]. Finds recovered from probable feature at [2]. Site subsequently visited by A. Rogerson (NLA) and [1]. Partial excavation of upper fill of linear feature, shown to be approximately 2m wide and aligned west-south-west to east-north-east (similar to several linear cropmarks currently visible on Google Earth). Finds recovered comprised:
43 Iron Age pottery sherds (sandy or finely gritted, predominantly reduced, some with oxidised exterior).
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
See photographs (S2) [3].
Finds identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), see list and descriptions in file.
Previously recorded under NHER 52732.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 March 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 August 2015.

Autumn 2008. Stray Find.
Further finds collected by [1] from disturbed fill of previously identified linear feature:
26 Iron Age pottery sherds (plus 9 scraps).
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
Undatable animal bone fragments.
Additional finds recovered from smaller feature identified to the south of the above:
3 Iron Age pottery sherds.
1 Iron Age/Roman pottery sherd.
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
2 medieval pottery sherds (1 unglazed, 1 glazed).
Undatable bird bone fragments.
Finds identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), see list and descriptions in file.
Previously recorded under NHER 52732.
A.Rogerson (HES), 27 October 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 August 2015.