NHER 59563 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds from test pit
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
July 2012. Test Pit.
A 1m x 1m testpit was excavated by members of the NHES as part of the Time and Tide Archaeology Day.
Finds recovered included:
4 prehistoric flint flakes.
3 ?prehistoric flint 'pot boilers'.
12 Late Saxon pottery sherds (Thetford ware).
4 medieval pottery sherds (early medieval).
1 medieval/medieval pottery sherd (Midland black ware).
4 post-medieval clay pipe fragments.
4 undated slag fragments, 60 ceramic building material fragments, 20 vessel glass fragments, 3 animal bone fragments.
C. Kolonko (NHES), 22 March 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2017.
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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (10)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- BUILDING MATERIAL (Unknown date)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
- VESSEL (Unknown date)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 1 2017 2:55PM