NHER 55927 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January-May 2010. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed development area (Field 11).
The survey revealed Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery and an assemblage of struck flint of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date including cores, flakes, blades and scrapers. A 19th century copper alloy buckle frame manufactured by Eyland & Sons of Birmingham was 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.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81101 Unpublished Contractor Report: Wolframm-Murray, Y. 2010.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> SNF93149 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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (8)
- BLADE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- CORE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 12 2018 2:31PM