NHER 60715 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flint and post-medieval pottery

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Summary

In 2001 a prehistoric worked flint, burnt flints and post-medieval pottery were recovered during the excavation of a cable trench. No archaeologically significant features or deposits were identified.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

June-July 2001. Watching Brief.
Observation of trench dug for new electricity cable running between Bacton and North Walsham (Field 13).
No archaeologically significant features or deposits observed.
Unstratified finds recovered included:
1 prehistoric worked flint and 2 burnt flints.
3 post-medieval pottery sherds.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.442).
P. Watkins (HES), 5 May 2015. Amended 27 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. and Underdown, S. 2001. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief on the North Walsham to Bacton Cable Trench. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 612.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 170.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 27 2019 6:57PM

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