NHER 55426 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Between December 2010 and January 2011 groundworks associated with the installation of a small wind turbine and a ground-source heating system were monitored. A small excavation was also undertaken on the site of the wind turbine. This work recorded no archaeologically significant features, suggesting that the human burial previously identified to the south (NHER 28170) was either isolated or part of a relatively small cemetery. Finds recovered included a Mesolithic flint blade, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a small number of post-medieval metal objects.

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None recorded

Location

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

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December 2010-January 2011. Excavation and Watching Brief.
Excavation on site of new wind turbine and monitoring of groundworks associated with its construction. Groundworks associated with the installation of a ground-source heat pump were also monitored.
No archaeologically significant features were recorded. A small number of finds were recovered, including a Mesolithic flint blade segment; medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; clay tobacco pipe stems and several post-medieval metal objects.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 8 April 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2014.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80276 Unpublished Contractor Report: Emery, G. 2011. Archaeological Excavation and Monitoring associated with the installation of a Wind Turbine at Postwick Village Hall, Ferry Lane, Postwick, Norfolk. Norvic Archaeology. 12.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (6)

BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 7 2015 10:01AM