NHER 55790 (Monument record) - Environmental deposits dating from the Neolithic period

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Summary

In 2011 a geoarchaeological assessment of the land adjacent to Womack Water revealed environmental sediments comprising crag, clay and peats deposits dating from the Neolithic to modern period. The Womack Water channel was navigable from the Roman period and possibly earlier when it was wide.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31NE
Civil Parish	LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 2011. Auger Survey.
Geoarchaeological assessment of proposed development site.
The geoarchaeological survey revealed environmental sediments comprising crag, clay and peats deposits dating from the Neolithic to modern period. The Roman and post-Roman channel of Womack Water was formerly wider than its current form and would have extended under the reed bed. The channel has become infilled by loose peat forming a silty matrix. As the Roman and post-Roman channel would have been navigable there is the potential for archaeological finds to be recovered to the south of the site.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 1 July 2011.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF102651 (No record type):
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80714 Unpublished Contractor Report: Parmenter, J. 2011. Geo-archaeological Appraisal for Hunter's Yard, Horsefen Road, Ludham, Norfolk. The Landscape Partnership.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PALAEOCHANNEL (Early Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)

Object Types (2)

ALLUVIUM (Early Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)
PEAT (Early Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2024 3:34PM