NHER 55926 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot

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Summary

Fieldwalking undertaken around 1992 identified two scatters of pottery sherds in this field. The date of this material is not entirely clear, although it is possible that both scatters were medieval. A more systematic fieldwalking survey undertaken in 2010 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery and an assemblage of struck flint of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date including flakes and blades.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL88SE
Civil Parish THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1992. Fieldwalking.
This field is one of several in this area known to have been walked by [1] in around 1992. Unfortunately it is not known exactly what was found. A map produced by the finder [2] suggests that two discrete scatters of pottery were identified. These may have been identified as medieval (if the colour conventions are consistent with those used on maps produced following surveys at other locations), but this is far from certain.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 October 2016.

January-May 2010. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed development area (Field 10).
The survey revealed Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery and an assemblage of struck flint of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date including flakes and blades. An iron blade of unknown date and Roman brooch were also recovered during metal-detecting.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
S. Howard (HES), 8 August 2011.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Wolframm-Murray, Y. 2010. Archaeological fieldwalking, metal detecting and geophysical surveys of land at the north of Thetford, Norfolk (Volumes 1 and 2). Northamptonshire Archaeology. 10/159.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D., Bown, J. and Hoggett, R. 2011. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2010. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt II pp 262-276. p 273.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Unknown date)
  • POT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 12 2018 2:31PM

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