NHER 56055 (Monument record) - ?Saxon and medieval pits

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Summary

An evaluation in January 2011 revealed pits containing medieval pottery and a pit containing finds cut by the medieval pits and so predating them, possibly of Saxon date.

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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January 2011. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
This work revealed pits containing medieval pottery and a pit containing find finds cut by the medieval pits and so predating them, possibly of Saxon date.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.451).
S. Howard (HES), 1 September 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 August 2019.

September 2011. Excavation.
Excavation of proposed development site.
This work revealed further evidence for Late Saxon settlement.
Report awaited.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.652).
P. Watkins (HES), 6 November 2018. Amended 16 May 2019.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF81592 Unpublished Contractor Report: Thompson, P. and Barlow, G. 2011. Land to the rear of 22 Raymond Street, Thetford, Norfolk. Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 3726.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (1)

POT (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1399 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2019 10:34PM