NHER 56831 (Monument record) - Middle Bronze Age field system
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Summary
In 2010 an excavation in this area revealed a field system comprising ditches containing Middle Bronze Age pottery and struck flint.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ORMESBY ST MICHAEL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January - February 2010. Excavation.
The excavation revealed a number of ditches forming part of a field system. Finds from the ditches included residual Mildenhall pottery, a sherd of Deverel-Rimbury pottery and struck flint.
See (S1).
S. Howard (HES), 9 March 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF83383 Unpublished Contractor Report: Gilmour, N. and Mortimer, R. 2012. Post-excavation assessment for early prehistoric settlement, field systems and enclosure at Ormesby St Michael, Norfolk. Oxford Archaeology East. 1170.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC?)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC?)
- PIT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC?)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- POT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Mar 29 2012 12:00AM